Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate in Benin
Benin: Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate was 43.56 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, secondary gross enrollment rate in Benin stood at 43.56.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary gross enrollment rate in Benin peaked at 55.29 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.08, in 1971.
Benin ranks 182nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.08 | — |
| 1972 | 4.88 | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 5.97 | +22.3% |
| 1974 | 6.59 | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 7.63 | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 7.92 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 8.4 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 9.18 | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 9.88 | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 11.28 | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 14.08 | +24.8% |
| 1982 | 16.81 | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 19.31 | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 18.38 | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 17.37 | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 15 | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 13.88 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 19.26 | +38.7% |
| 2000 | 20 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 21.71 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 23.58 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 24.9 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 26.7 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 45.73 | +71.2% |
| 2013 | 52.04 | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 52.6 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 55.13 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 55.29 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.99 | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 44.27 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 43.56 | -1.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 43.56 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.31, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 43.56 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.89, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +71.2% | 26.7 | 45.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.17 | 4.08 | 9.88 | 9 |
| 1980s | 15.76 | 11.28 | 19.31 | 8 |
| 1990s | 19.26 | 19.26 | 19.26 | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.38 | 20 | 26.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.16 | 45.73 | 55.29 | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.94 | 43.56 | 44.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary gross enrollment rate in Benin?
- Secondary gross enrollment rate in Benin was 43.56 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest secondary gross enrollment rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 55.29 in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary gross enrollment rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for secondary gross enrollment rate?
- Benin ranks 182nd out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary gross enrollment rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.