Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Benin
Benin: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 61.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Benin is 61.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Benin peaked at 75.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1971.
That places Benin 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.9% | — |
| 1972 | 19.5% | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 19.7% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 18.7% | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 22.9% | +22.6% |
| 1976 | 22.7% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 24.4% | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 25.8% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 27.5% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 28.5% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 30.7% | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 33.3% | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 27.3% | -18.0% |
| 1985 | 31.1% | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 28.5% | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 27.5% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 25.4% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | -30.0% |
| 1991 | 19.9% | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 29.7% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 34.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | -9.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 61.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 61.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4% | 16.9% | 25.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 25.2% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 17.6% | 34.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 34.9% | 59.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 59.0% | 75.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 57.5% | 67.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More aid effectiveness data for Benin
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 26,781 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 29.68 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 16.38 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 73.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 30.64 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 55.47 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 149.42 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 70,944 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 2.04 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 6.58 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Benin?
- Primary completion rate, total in Benin was 61.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Benin ranks 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.