Benin

18 Nov 2010

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General information

(Source: CIA World Factbook)

  • Capital: Porto-Novo
  • Head of government: President Thomas Yayi Boni (6 April 2006)
  • Inhabitants: 8,791,832
  • GDP/per capita: US$ 1,500
  • Economic growth: 3.2%
  • Main languages: French
  • School life expectancy: 7 years
  • Education expenditures: 4.4% of GDP (2004)
  • Internet users: 160,000

Higher education

  • Number of students in higher education: 60,642 (2009 figures provided by the Ministry of Higher Education during the sector review in April 2010) plus an estimated 18,000 students in the private education sector in 2007
  • Number of institutions: 2 public universities, 7 private universities, 81 private higher education institutions (two to three years for a technical degree, Brevet de Technicien SupĂ©rieur)
  • Number of students in the Netherlands: less than 100

 

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