Benin vs ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

Benin
10.2%
in 2022
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
16.1%
in 2016
Benin rank
160th
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
159th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
051015197119962022

How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) currently reports 16.1% against 10.2% in Benin, a difference of 5.9%.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)'s figure about 1.6 times Benin's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 160th and ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 159th of 194 countries.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) Difference Ahead
1980s 2.0% 7.9% 5.9% ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
1990s 2.2% 7.7% 5.5% ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2000s 5.9% 10.9% 5.0% ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2010s 13.0% 15.5% 2.5% ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Benin or ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), at 16.1% against 10.2% in Benin as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Benin and ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
5.9%, with ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2016.
How do Benin and ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
Benin ranks 160th and ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 159th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release