Blue numbers are estimated
Mean years education of men aged 20+
1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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Total | 2.54 | 2.65 | 2.76 | 2.87 | 2.98 | 3.09 | 3.20 | 3.31 | 3.42 | 3.51 | 3.61 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.89 | 4.00 | 4.11 | 4.23 | 4.34 | 4.45 | 4.45 | 4.46 | 4.46 | 4.47 | 4.47 | 4.48 | 4.48 | 4.48 | 4.49 | |
Urban | 4.52 | 4.65 | 4.78 | 4.91 | 5.04 | 5.17 | 5.30 | 5.43 | 5.56 | 5.68 | 5.80 | 5.93 | 6.05 | 6.17 | 6.28 | 6.39 | 6.51 | 6.62 | 6.73 | 6.66 | 6.58 | 6.51 | 6.44 | 6.37 | 6.29 | 6.22 | 6.15 | 6.07 | |
Rural | 1.36 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.81 | 1.90 | 1.99 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.32 | 2.38 | 2.44 | 2.50 | 2.56 | 2.62 | 2.70 | 2.79 | 2.87 | 2.96 | 3.04 | 3.13 | 3.21 | 3.29 | 3.38 | |
Poor | 1.85 | 1.92 | 1.98 | 2.05 | 2.12 | 2.18 | 2.25 | 2.31 | 2.38 | 2.45 | 2.51 | 2.58 | 2.64 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 2.72 | 2.72 | 2.73 | 2.73 | 2.80 | 2.86 | 2.93 | 2.99 | 3.06 | 3.12 | 3.19 | 3.26 | 3.32 | |
Nonpoor | 8.02 | 8.15 | 8.29 | 8.42 | 8.55 | 8.69 | 8.82 | 8.96 | 9.09 | 9.02 | 8.95 | 8.87 | 8.80 | 8.73 | 8.71 | 8.69 | 8.66 | 8.64 | 8.62 | 8.58 | 8.54 | 8.50 | 8.47 | 8.43 | 8.39 | 8.35 | 8.31 | 8.27 | |
Lowest 25% | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.27 | 1.32 | 1.37 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 1.63 | 1.68 | |
Second 25% | 1.13 | 1.20 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.40 | 1.46 | 1.53 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.71 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.91 | 2.01 | 2.12 | 2.22 | 2.33 | 2.43 | 2.50 | 2.57 | 2.64 | 2.72 | 2.79 | 2.86 | 2.93 | 3.00 | 3.07 | |
Third 25% | 2.29 | 2.41 | 2.52 | 2.63 | 2.74 | 2.85 | 2.97 | 3.08 | 3.19 | 3.31 | 3.43 | 3.55 | 3.67 | 3.79 | 3.96 | 4.12 | 4.29 | 4.45 | 4.62 | 4.60 | 4.59 | 4.57 | 4.55 | 4.53 | 4.52 | 4.50 | 4.48 | 4.47 | |
Highest 25% | 6.36 | 6.54 | 6.71 | 6.88 | 7.05 | 7.22 | 7.40 | 7.57 | 7.74 | 7.84 | 7.94 | 8.04 | 8.14 | 8.24 | 8.45 | 8.65 | 8.86 | 9.06 | 9.27 | 9.23 | 9.20 | 9.16 | 9.13 | 9.09 | 9.06 | 9.02 | 8.98 | 8.95 | |
Atacora (incl Donga) | 1.46 | 1.49 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.70 | 1.82 | 1.94 | 2.07 | 2.19 | 2.31 | 2.29 | 2.27 | 2.25 | 2.23 | 2.21 | 2.39 | 2.57 | 2.75 | 2.93 | 3.11 | 3.29 | 3.47 | 3.65 | 3.83 | |
Atlantique (incl Littoral (Cotonou)) | 5.45 | 5.54 | 5.62 | 5.71 | 5.80 | 5.88 | 5.97 | 6.05 | 6.14 | 6.21 | 6.28 | 6.36 | 6.43 | 6.50 | 6.66 | 6.83 | 6.99 | 7.16 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 7.32 | |
Borgou (incl Alibori) | 1.29 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 1.80 | 1.91 | 2.01 | 2.11 | 2.07 | 2.04 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.93 | 2.02 | 2.10 | 2.19 | 2.27 | 2.36 | 2.40 | 2.45 | 2.49 | 2.53 | 2.57 | 2.62 | 2.66 | 2.70 | 2.75 | |
Mono (incl Couffo) | 2.01 | 2.11 | 2.20 | 2.30 | 2.40 | 2.49 | 2.59 | 2.68 | 2.78 | 2.89 | 3.00 | 3.11 | 3.22 | 3.33 | 3.46 | 3.59 | 3.72 | 3.85 | 3.98 | 4.14 | 4.31 | 4.47 | 4.64 | 4.80 | 4.97 | 5.13 | 5.29 | 5.46 | |
Queme (incl Plateau) | 1.91 | 2.11 | 2.32 | 2.52 | 2.72 | 2.93 | 3.13 | 3.34 | 3.54 | 3.67 | 3.80 | 3.94 | 4.07 | 4.20 | 4.26 | 4.31 | 4.37 | 4.42 | 4.48 | 4.51 | 4.54 | 4.57 | 4.60 | 4.63 | 4.66 | 4.69 | 4.72 | 4.75 | |
Zou (incl Collines) | 2.45 | 2.48 | 2.52 | 2.56 | 2.60 | 2.64 | 2.67 | 2.71 | 2.75 | 2.88 | 3.01 | 3.15 | 3.28 | 3.41 | 3.45 | 3.49 | 3.52 | 3.56 | 3.60 | 3.73 | 3.87 | 4.00 | 4.13 | 4.26 | 4.40 | 4.53 | 4.66 | 4.80 |