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.