Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Benin

Primary school enrollment in Benin in 2018 — 97.2%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 72. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 47.1 pp.

2018 97.2% +0.2 pp vs 2017
World rank 9of 72
Period maximum 97.2%2018
Period minimum 39.5%1990

Trend over time

1984–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Benin, 1984–20182040608010019841988199219962000200420082012201620181984: 50.1%1985: 50.8%1986: 48.9%1988: 48.4%1989: 48.9%1990: 39.5%1992: 49.2%1993: 53.2%1994: 54.5%1995: 56.9%1996: 59.1%1997: 62.5%2003: 83.4%2004: 86.7%2005: 81.9%2006: 84.7%2008: 90.1%2009: 94.2%2010: 94.9%2011: 94.8%2012: 95.5%2014: 96.4%2017: 97%2018: 97.2%
Change over the period: +47.1 pp Annual average: 1.39 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Benin 97.2%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 97.2 +0.2 pp
2017 97
2014 96.4
2012 95.5 +0.7 pp
2011 94.8 −0.1 pp
2010 94.9 +0.7 pp
2009 94.2 +4.1 pp
2008 90.1
2006 84.7 +2.7 pp
2005 81.9 −4.8 pp
2004 86.7 +3.3 pp
2003 83.4
1997 62.5 +3.4 pp
1996 59.1 +2.2 pp
1995 56.9 +2.4 pp
1994 54.5 +1.3 pp
1993 53.2 +4 pp
1992 49.2
1990 39.5 −9.4 pp
1989 48.9 +0.5 pp
1988 48.4
1986 48.9 −1.9 pp
1985 50.8 +0.7 pp
1984 50.1

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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