Tertiary education, academic staff in Benin
Benin: Tertiary education, academic staff was 20.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Benin recorded 20.1% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2018.
The figure is down 26.0% on the previous year and up 104.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Benin peaked at 27.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2009.
Benin ranks 149th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 9.2% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 14.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 7.8% | 27.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Benin
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (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 tertiary education, academic staff in Benin?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Benin was 20.1% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Benin ranks 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.