Education in Donga, Benin: official figures

68.5% of primary-school-age children in Donga were attending school in 2021-2022 and 30.9% were out of school; attendance is 4th lowest of the 12 departments (Benin: 75.3% and 24.5%).

How many children in Donga finish primary school?

38.5% of young people just past primary-school age in Donga had completed primary school, 4th 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 Donga finish secondary school?

6.7% of adolescents just past lower-secondary age in Donga had completed lower secondary school and 3.1% of young adults had completed upper secondary, the 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 Donga read?

10.5% of children aged 7 to 14 in Donga showed foundational reading skills in French (reading a short story and answering questions about it) in 2021-2022, 4th 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 Donga can read?

17.7% of women aged 15 to 49 in Donga could read, and 58.3% had never gone beyond pre-school and could not read; literacy is 2nd 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 Donga compares with other departments

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

Donga ranks 9 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)

Donga ranks 9 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)

Donga ranks 9 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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