Benin's adult literacy rose from 16.5 % in 1979 to 51.4 % in 2022.
Benin's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 56.1 % in 1992 to 108.0 % in 2022.
Benin · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
54th of 58 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Benin's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 29.8 % in 1979 to 71.3 % in 2022.
Benin's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 4.9 % in 1972 to 43.6 % in 2022.
Benin's tertiary enrolment rose from 2.1 % in 1992 to 10.2 % in 2022.
Benin's children out of school, primary fell from 383,716 in 1984 to 213,285 in 2022.
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- Primary completion ratedown −6.1 pts126th of 134*
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.8 pts100th of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −0.1 pts115th of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs170th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.8 yrs122nd of 145
- Learning povertydown −22.2 pts14th of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.1 pts76th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.1 pts9th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −10.0 %77th of 90
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