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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin

Benin: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0031 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0031 number per person
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
15th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0035 number per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.0009 number per person
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin, 1971–2019

0.0010.0020.0031971199520191971: 0.001 number per person1972: 0.001 number per person1973: 0.001 number per person1974: 0.001 number per person1975: 0.001 number per person1977: 0.001 number per person1978: 0.001 number per person1979: 0.001 number per person1981: 0.002 number per person1982: 0.002 number per person1983: 0.002 number per person1984: 0.002 number per person1985: 0.002 number per person1986: 0.002 number per person1988: 0.002 number per person1989: 0.002 number per person1990: 0.002 number per person1991: 0.002 number per person1992: 0.002 number per person1993: 0.002 number per person1994: 0.002 number per person1995: 0.002 number per person1996: 0.002 number per person1997: 0.002 number per person1998: 0.002 number per person1999: 0.002 number per person2000: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2002: 0.002 number per person2003: 0.002 number per person2004: 0.003 number per person2005: 0.003 number per person2006: 0.003 number per person2008: 0.003 number per person2009: 0.003 number per person2010: 0.003 number per person2011: 0.003 number per person2012: 0.003 number per person2013: 0.003 number per person2014: 0.003 number per person2015: 0.003 number per person2016: 0.003 number per person2017: 0.003 number per person2018: 0.003 number per person2019: 0.003 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin stood at 0.0031 number per person.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0035 number per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 number per person, in 1971.

Benin ranks 15th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin, year by year

Year number per person Change
1971 0.0009 number per person —
1972 0.0009 number per person +3.2%
1973 0.0009 number per person +4.7%
1974 0.001 number per person +6.2%
1975 0.001 number per person +1.6%
1977 0.0012 number per person +23.0%
1978 0.0013 number per person +6.9%
1979 0.0012 number per person -8.1%
1981 0.0015 number per person +27.1%
1982 0.0019 number per person +25.0%
1983 0.002 number per person +4.9%
1984 0.0021 number per person +4.0%
1985 0.0022 number per person +7.0%
1986 0.0022 number per person -2.0%
1988 0.0021 number per person -2.1%
1989 0.002 number per person -4.4%
1990 0.002 number per person -3.9%
1991 0.0019 number per person -4.2%
1992 0.0018 number per person -4.0%
1993 0.0017 number per person -6.8%
1994 0.0016 number per person -5.6%
1995 0.0016 number per person +4.0%
1996 0.0017 number per person +0.5%
1997 0.0018 number per person +11.1%
1998 0.0018 number per person -1.0%
1999 0.0018 number per person -0.6%
2000 0.0019 number per person +6.2%
2001 0.0021 number per person +10.7%
2002 0.0023 number per person +8.3%
2003 0.002 number per person -11.8%
2004 0.0025 number per person +25.6%
2005 0.0027 number per person +8.0%
2006 0.003 number per person +7.6%
2008 0.0032 number per person +7.1%
2009 0.0033 number per person +3.4%
2010 0.0032 number per person -2.7%
2011 0.0034 number per person +5.4%
2012 0.0034 number per person +2.0%
2013 0.0034 number per person +0.6%
2014 0.0033 number per person -5.2%
2015 0.0033 number per person +2.0%
2016 0.0035 number per person +4.8%
2017 0.0032 number per person -8.0%
2018 0.0034 number per person +5.9%
2019 0.0031 number per person -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.001 number per person 0.0009 number per person 0.0013 number per person 8
1980s 0.002 number per person 0.0015 number per person 0.0022 number per person 8
1990s 0.0018 number per person 0.0016 number per person 0.002 number per person 10
2000s 0.0026 number per person 0.0019 number per person 0.0033 number per person 9
2010s 0.0033 number per person 0.0031 number per person 0.0035 number per person 10

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 12 Gabon 0.0034 number per person compare
  2. 13 Solomon Islands 0.0033 number per person compare
  3. 14 Iraq 0.0032 number per person compare
  4. 16 Ghana 0.0031 number per person compare
  5. 17 French Polynesia 0.003 number per person compare
  6. 18 Uganda 0.0029 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Benin was 0.0031 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.0035 number per person in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 number per person in 1971.
How does Benin rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Benin ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.