Completion rate, primary education, female in Benin

Benin: Completion rate, primary education, female was 44.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
44.1%
World rank
40th
of 42 countries
All-time high
56.2%
in 2011
All-time low
26.4%
in 2001
Years of data
5
2001–2018

Completion rate, primary education, female in Benin, 2001–2018

02040602001200920182001: 26.4 %2006: 42 %2011: 56.2 %2014: 48.7 %2018: 44.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, primary education, female in Benin stood at 44.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Benin peaked at 56.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2001.

Benin ranks 40th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.2% 26.4% 42.0% 2
2010s 49.7% 44.1% 56.2% 3

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 37 Malawi 51.7% compare
  2. 38 Senegal 51.5% compare
  3. 39 Uganda 45.3% compare
  4. 41 Mali 42.3% compare
  5. 42 Guinea 39.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, female in Benin?
Completion rate, primary education, female in Benin was 44.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2001.
How does Benin rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
Benin ranks 40th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/