Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Benin

Gross secondary school enrolment in Benin was 43.6% in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2004.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Benin, 2022 43.6% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2021 −0.7percentage points 2021: 44.3%
World, 2022 77.5% Official aggregate

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Benin over time

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

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period BeninWorld
2024 – 77.3%
2023 – 77.2%
2022 43.6% 77.5%
2021 44.3% 77.3%
2020 44.0% 76.5%
2019 – 76.0%
2018 – 75.5%
2017 – 74.9%
2016 55.3% 75.2%
2015 55.1% 75.0%
2014 52.6% 74.9%
2013 52.0% 74.0%
2012 – 72.7%
2011 45.7% 71.9%
2010 – 70.9%
2009 – 69.4%
2008 – 68.3%
2007 – 66.8%
2006 – 65.4%
2005 – 64.4%
2004 26.7% 63.5%
2003 24.9% 62.4%
2002 23.6% 61.6%
2001 21.7% 60.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 44.3% in 2021.
  • Since 2002, when it was 23.6%, the figure has changed by +20.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 77.5%.

Source and dates

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