Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Benin

Share of children out of school in Benin in 2022 — 9.61%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 145. Since 1984, the indicator has fallen by 43.78 pp.

2022 9.61% −2.52 pp vs 2021
World rank 112of 145
Period maximum 63.66%1990
Period minimum 3.03%2016

Trend over time

1984–2022 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Benin, 1984–2022020406080198419881992199620002004200820122016202020221984: 53.39%1985: 52.56%1986: 54.48%1988: 55.1%1989: 54.82%1990: 63.66%1992: 55.02%1993: 51.21%1994: 50.04%1995: 47.61%1996: 45.49%1997: 42.12%2003: 20.99%2004: 17.97%2005: 21.75%2006: 19.15%2008: 15.2%2009: 9.47%2010: 7.91%2011: 6.94%2012: 4.11%2013: 3.84%2014: 3.48%2016: 3.03%2017: 7.12%2018: 9.98%2019: 14.42%2020: 14.99%2021: 12.13%2022: 9.61%
Change over the period: −43.78 pp Annual average: -1.15 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 9.61%
World computed 7.01%
Share of children out of school — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 9.61 −2.52 pp
2021 12.13 −2.86 pp
2020 14.99 +0.58 pp
2019 14.42 +4.44 pp
2018 9.98 +2.86 pp
2017 7.12 +4.08 pp
2016 3.03
2014 3.48 −0.36 pp
2013 3.84 −0.27 pp
2012 4.11 −2.83 pp
2011 6.94 −0.97 pp
2010 7.91 −1.56 pp
2009 9.47 −5.73 pp
2008 15.2
2006 19.15 −2.59 pp
2005 21.75 +3.78 pp
2004 17.97 −3.03 pp
2003 20.99
1997 42.12 −3.37 pp
1996 45.49 −2.11 pp
1995 47.61 −2.44 pp
1994 50.04 −1.17 pp
1993 51.21 −3.8 pp
1992 55.02
1990 63.66 +8.84 pp
1989 54.82 −0.28 pp
1988 55.1
1986 54.48 +1.92 pp
1985 52.56 −0.83 pp
1984 53.39

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.