Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Benin
0.1743 units per person
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau
0.1781 units per person
in 2010
Benin rank
18th
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Guinea-Bissau
0.050.10.150.2197119962022

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.1781 units per person against 0.1743 units per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0038 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0671 units per person 0.0865 units per person 0.0194 units per person Guinea-Bissau
1980s 0.0958 units per person 0.0855 units per person 0.0103 units per person Benin
1990s 0.1093 units per person 0.0893 units per person 0.02 units per person Benin
2000s 0.149 units per person 0.1621 units per person 0.0131 units per person Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.1825 units per person 0.1781 units per person 0.0044 units per person Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.1781 units per person against 0.1743 units per person in Benin as of 2010.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0038 units per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Benin ranks 18th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.