Qualified primary teachers in Benin

In Benin, 75.1% of primary school teachers had the minimum required qualifications in 2021.

Measure: Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education Unit: % of primary teachers Data: 1999 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
The latest value for Benin is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Benin, 2021 75.1% % of primary teachers
Change from 2020 −1.9percentage points 2020: 77.0%

Qualified primary teachers in Benin over time

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% of primary teachers. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education (% of primary teachers), 2003 to 2021
Period Benin
2021 75.1%
2020 77.0%
2019 71.2%
2018 70.4%
2017 68.3%
2016 70.4%
2015 69.1%
2014 67.6%
2011 46.9%
2010 42.6%
2009 40.4%
2004 72.2%
2003 78.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.9 percentage points from 77.0% in 2020.
  • Since 2009, when it was 40.4%, the figure has changed by +34.7 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
TRTP.1 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1999 to 2021 for Benin
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org