Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Benin
Benin: Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth was 0.7237 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7237
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
100th
of 102 countries
All-time high
0.7237
in 2022
All-time low
0.3641
in 2001
Years of data
9
2001–2022
Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Benin, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.7237 for adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Benin peaked at 0.7237 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3641, in 2001.
Benin ranks 100th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3641 | — |
| 2006 | 0.372 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5152 | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5637 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5061 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5278 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4904 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6181 | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7237 | +17.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.7237 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02, 71% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.7237 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9896, 73% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3681 | 0.3641 | 0.372 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5207 | 0.4904 | 0.5637 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6709 | 0.6181 | 0.7237 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 97 Côte d'Ivoire 0.7306 compare
- 97 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7306 compare
- 99 Mozambique 0.7255 compare
- 101 Niger 0.6781 compare
- 102 Chad 0.4991 compare
More education data for Benin
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Benin?
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Benin was 0.7237 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7237 in 2022.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3641 in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth?
- Benin ranks 100th out of 102 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth quintile and education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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