Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Benin
0.9256 GPI
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau
0.9311 GPI
in 2010
Benin rank
181st
Guinea-Bissau rank
180th

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Benin
  • Guinea-Bissau
00.20.40.60.81197119962021

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.9311 GPI against 0.9256 GPI in Benin, a difference of 0.0055 GPI.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 181st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4597 GPI 0.5506 GPI 0.0909 GPI Guinea-Bissau
1980s 0.4976 GPI 0.5007 GPI 0.0031 GPI Guinea-Bissau
1990s 0.5676 GPI 0.5649 GPI 0.0028 GPI Benin
2000s 0.6857 GPI 0.6668 GPI 0.0188 GPI Benin
2010s 0.8916 GPI 0.9311 GPI 0.0395 GPI Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.9311 GPI against 0.9256 GPI in Benin as of 2010.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0055 GPI, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Benin ranks 181st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.