Benin vs Philippines: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Benin
87.6%
in 2022
Philippines
87.2%
in 2024
Benin rank
140th
Philippines rank
142nd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Benin
- Philippines
How they compare
Benin currently reports 87.6% against 87.2% in Philippines, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Philippines ahead.
Benin ranks 140th and Philippines ranks 142nd of 190 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Philippines |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Philippines |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Philippines |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Philippines |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% | Philippines |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 5.0% | 4.9% | Philippines |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 9.1% | 8.9% | Philippines |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 15.7% | 15.4% | Philippines |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 25.9% | 25.4% | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 31.1% | 30.3% | Philippines |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 58.6% | 57.2% | Philippines |
| 1930s | 2.5% | 75.8% | 73.4% | Philippines |
| 1940s | 4.1% | 89.6% | 85.5% | Philippines |
| 1950s | 6.8% | 100.0% | 93.2% | Philippines |
| 1960s | 13.7% | 90.3% | 76.6% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 97.4% | 74.5% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 30.8% | 92.8% | 62.1% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 95.2% | 70.2% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 88.7% | 9.6% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 89.6% | 3.0% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 88.6% | 3.6% | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Benin, at 87.6% against 87.2% in Philippines as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Benin and Philippines?
- 0.4%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Philippines?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Philippines rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Benin ranks 140th and Philippines ranks 142nd 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
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.