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Universities in Benin

Benin has 14 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1970. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES14

OLDEST1970

FOUNDED 1900+13

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18990 · 0%

1900 or later13 · 93%

Date unknown1 · 7%

Oldest universities in Benin

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1970University of Abomey-Calavi

1992African University of Technology and Management

1996University of Science and Technology of Benin

1999Esep Le Berger

2001University of Parakou

2003Universite des Sciences Appliquée et Management

2006Institut Supérieur des Métiers de l’Audiovisuel

2006Université IRGIB Africa

2008ESCAE-University, Benin

2012Université d'Agriculture de Kétou

2014National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics

2016National University of Agriculture

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