Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Benin
87.6%
in 2022
Cote d'Ivoire
86.8%
in 2024
Benin rank
140th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
143rd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Benin currently reports 87.6% against 86.8% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Benin ranks 140th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 143rd of 190 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Cote d'Ivoire in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 3.0% | 1.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1930s | 2.5% | 4.8% | 2.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1940s | 4.1% | 7.7% | 3.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1950s | 6.8% | 12.2% | 5.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 13.7% | 18.7% | 5.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 27.6% | 4.7% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 30.8% | 35.7% | 4.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 41.5% | 0.8% | Benin |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 51.6% | 33.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 80.6% | 6.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 81.9% | 3.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Benin, at 87.6% against 86.8% in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.8%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Benin ranks 140th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 143rd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.