Primary completion (UIS) in Benin
In Benin, 50.4% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2006.
Benin, 2022
50.4%
Change from 2021
−1.6percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Benin over time: Girls
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 49.4% |
| 2021 | 49.7% |
| 2019 | 48.1% |
| 2017 | 47.6% |
| 2014 | 48.7% |
| 2013 | 52.1% |
| 2011 | 56.2% |
| 2006 | 42.0% |
| 2001 | 26.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 52.0% in 2021.
- Since 2001, when it was 32.9%, the figure has changed by +17.5 percentage points.
More for Benin
All statistics for Benin
Lower secondary completion
28.7%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
61.6%
2022 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
14.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
11.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
9.6%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
47.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS