School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Benin

Benin: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 13.76 years in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
13.76 years
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
78th
of 175 countries
All-time high
14.17 years
in 2015
All-time low
3.32 years
in 1971
Years of data
18
1971–2016

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Benin, 1971–2016

2.557.51012.5151971199320161971: 3.3 years1973: 4.1 years1974: 4 years1975: 4.7 years1985: 7.4 years1986: 7 years1987: 6.7 years1999: 8.1 years2000: 8.4 years2001: 9.1 years2002: 9.6 years2003: 10.1 years2004: 10.5 years2011: 13 years2013: 14.1 years2014: 14 years2015: 14.2 years2016: 13.8 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Benin is 13.76 years, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Benin peaked at 14.17 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.32 years, in 1971.

That places Benin 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.04 years 3.32 years 4.69 years 4
1980s 7 years 6.69 years 7.35 years 3
1990s 8.09 years 8.09 years 8.09 years 1
2000s 9.53 years 8.35 years 10.45 years 5
2010s 13.82 years 13.01 years 14.17 years 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 75 Cuba 13.88 years compare
  2. 76 Romania 13.84 years compare
  3. 77 Togo 13.82 years compare
  4. 79 Sri Lanka 13.76 years compare
  5. 80 Fiji 13.7 years compare
  6. 81 Brunei Darussalam 13.61 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Benin?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Benin was 13.76 years in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 14.17 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 3.32 years in 1971.
How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Benin ranks 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.