Primary school enrolment (gross) in Benin

Gross primary school enrolment in Benin was 108.0% in 2022.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Benin, 2022 108.0% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2021 +2.4percentage points 2021: 105.6%
World, 2022 100.4% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Benin over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period BeninWorld
2024 – 102.2%
2023 – 100.7%
2022 108.0% 100.4%
2021 105.6% 99.4%
2020 104.0% 99.6%
2019 106.8% 99.1%
2018 111.8% 99.1%
2017 116.3% 101.8%
2016 120.3% 102.1%
2015 122.0% 101.0%
2014 119.7% 101.6%
2013 119.4% 103.0%
2012 118.5% 102.9%
2011 114.7% 102.4%
2010 112.8% 102.5%
2009 111.4% 102.7%
2008 106.5% 102.9%
2007 – 102.7%
2006 94.3% 101.7%
2005 94.2% 101.7%
2004 97.0% 101.6%
2003 93.2% 100.9%
2002 89.6% 99.4%
2001 84.5% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.4 percentage points from 105.6% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 118.5%, the figure has changed by −10.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 100.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · 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