School enrollment, primary in Benin
Benin: School enrollment, primary was 97.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Benin, 1984–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary in Benin stood at 97.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Benin peaked at 97.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1990.
That places Benin 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.4% | 48.4% | 50.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 53.6% | 39.5% | 62.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 81.9% | 94.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 94.8% | 97.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Benin
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 59,742 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 112.1% (2022)
- Labor force, female 49.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.64 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Benin?
- School enrollment, primary in Benin was 97.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Benin ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.