Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Benin: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.76 years in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)

10.76 years

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

18th

of 188 countries

All-time high

10.81 years

in 2015

All-time low

5.92 years

in 1999

Years of data

1999–2016

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin, 1999–2016

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin is 10.76 years, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin peaked at 10.81 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.92 years, in 1999.

Benin ranks 18th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	5.92 years	5.92 years	5.92 years	1
2000s	7.2 years	6.11 years	7.91 years	6
2010s	10.49 years	9.78 years	10.81 years	5

Countries ranked near Benin

15 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.95 years compare
16 Antigua and Barbuda 10.8 years compare
17 Togo 10.8 years compare
19 Malawi 10.75 years compare
20 Lesotho 10.65 years compare
21 Denmark 10.63 years compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0882 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.1 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Benin was 10.76 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 10.81 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 5.92 years in 1999.
How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?: Benin ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.