Benin - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Benin was 59.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 76.11 in 2015, while its lowest value was 10.04 in 1971.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 10.04
1972 11.96
1973 12.30
1974 11.37
1975 13.13
1976 14.39
1977 13.62
1978 15.55
1979 17.09
1980 19.65
1981 18.33
1982 21.44
1983 20.26
1984 18.28
1985 20.22
1986 18.47
1987 17.80
1988 16.81
1989 16.72
1990 11.45
1991 13.67
1992 13.60
1993 14.91
1994 16.32
1995 19.49
1996 20.33
1997 22.09
1998 24.04
2000 26.04
2001 29.05
2002 30.69
2003 35.18
2004 40.43
2008 53.50
2010 58.20
2011 64.08
2012 65.54
2013 71.55
2014 73.55
2015 76.11
2016 76.03
2019 61.16
2020 59.45

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Benin was 65.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 86.04 in 2015, while its lowest value was 26.12 in 1990.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 26.44
1972 30.65
1973 31.23
1974 29.85
1975 37.38
1976 35.90
1977 35.42
1978 37.80
1979 38.99
1980 40.20
1981 43.84
1982 45.77
1983 52.56
1984 41.27
1985 47.30
1986 43.07
1987 41.56
1988 37.87
1989 37.32
1990 26.12
1991 29.07
1992 29.67
1993 32.60
1994 35.08
1995 40.89
1996 44.24
1997 47.30
1998 50.81
2000 49.37
2001 54.07
2002 56.63
2003 60.79
2004 63.06
2008 73.59
2010 75.01
2011 79.10
2012 80.35
2013 85.48
2014 85.20
2015 86.04
2016 85.33
2019 67.63
2020 65.31

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Benin was 62.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 81.14 in 2015, while its lowest value was 18.21 in 1971.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 18.21
1972 21.28
1973 21.73
1974 20.58
1975 25.22
1976 25.13
1977 24.52
1978 26.68
1979 28.05
1980 29.94
1981 31.09
1982 33.60
1983 36.40
1984 29.76
1985 33.74
1986 30.76
1987 29.67
1988 27.34
1989 27.02
1990 18.79
1991 21.39
1992 21.66
1993 23.79
1994 25.74
1995 30.25
1996 32.36
1997 34.78
1998 37.52
2000 37.80
2001 41.68
2002 43.79
2003 48.12
2004 51.87
2008 63.67
2010 66.71
2011 71.69
2012 73.04
2013 78.61
2014 79.45
2015 81.14
2016 80.75
2019 64.44
2020 62.42

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes