Primary school completion rate in Benin

The primary completion rate in Benin was 61.6% in 2022.

Measure: Primary school completion rate Unit: % of the relevant age group Data: 1971 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Benin, 2022 61.6% % of the relevant age group
Change from 2021 −6.1percentage points 2021: 67.8%
World, 2022 91.1% Official aggregate

Primary school completion rate in Benin over time

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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school completion rate (% of the relevant age group), 2001 to 2024
Period BeninWorld
2024 – 88.0%
2023 – 87.3%
2022 61.6% 91.1%
2021 67.8% 88.7%
2020 57.5% 88.0%
2019 59.0% 87.9%
2018 – 88.1%
2017 – 88.2%
2016 74.8% 88.5%
2015 75.4% 87.9%
2014 74.4% 88.1%
2013 73.8% 88.3%
2012 68.6% 88.1%
2011 67.3% 87.8%
2010 62.6% 88.5%
2009 – 89.0%
2008 59.6% 88.2%
2007 – 86.5%
2006 – 85.3%
2005 – 85.0%
2004 48.8% 84.2%
2003 45.0% 83.5%
2002 40.8% 83.3%
2001 38.8% 82.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −6.1 percentage points from 67.8% in 2021.
  • Since 2010, when it was 62.6%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 91.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2022 for Benin
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics