Education in Alibori, Benin: official figures

49.8% of primary-school-age children in Alibori were attending school in 2021-2022 and 50.1% were out of school; attendance is the lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 75.3% and 24.5%).

How many children in Alibori finish primary school?

28.1% of young people just past primary-school age in Alibori had completed primary school, the lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 51.9%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

How many young people in Alibori finish secondary school?

9.4% of adolescents just past lower-secondary age in Alibori had completed lower secondary school and 1.9% of young adults had completed upper secondary, 3rd lowest of the 12 departments for lower secondary (Benin: 25.4% and 12.5%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Can children in Alibori read?

4.3% of children aged 7 to 14 in Alibori showed foundational reading skills in French (reading a short story and answering questions about it) in 2021-2022, the lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 14.2%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

How many women in Alibori can read?

17.6% of women aged 15 to 49 in Alibori could read, and 72.7% had never gone beyond pre-school and could not read; literacy is the lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 32.5% and 45.7%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

How Alibori compares with other departments

Primary-age children attending school (adjusted net attendance) (2021-22)

Alibori ranks 12 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Primary-age children attending school (adjusted net attendance)
6	Collines	81.4%
7	Couffo	75.9%
8	Plateau	70.3%
9	Donga	68.5%
10	Atacora	65.7%
11	Borgou	58.8%
12	Alibori	49.8%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Primary school completion rate (2021-22)

Alibori ranks 12 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Primary school completion rate
6	Zou	53.9%
7	Plateau	43.8%
8	Couffo	41.3%
9	Donga	38.5%
10	Borgou	36.7%
11	Atacora	29.8%
12	Alibori	28.1%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

Children 7-14 with foundational reading skills (2021-22)

Alibori ranks 12 of 12, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children 7-14 with foundational reading skills
6	Atacora	14.3%
7	Ouémé	14.3%
8	Zou	13.0%
9	Donga	10.5%
10	Collines	9.7%
11	Couffo	9.5%
12	Alibori	4.3%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP) · saved copy

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Sources

Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INStaD), with UNICEF (copy kept by the WHO/UNICEF JMP): Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples (MICS6-Bénin) 2021-2022, Rapport des résultats de l'enquête (revised December 2023): department rows of Tables SR.2.1, SR.2.3, SR.6.1W, CS.2, TM.2.1, TM.3.3, TM.4.2, TM.6.1, TM.6.2, TC.1.2, TC.6.7, TC.8.1, LN.2.3, LN.2.7, LN.4.1, PR.1.1, PR.2.1, PR.3.3, PR.4.1W, PR.7.1W, WS.1.2, WS.3.2 and DV.2.2, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b47fa901f5ed…)

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