Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Benin
Benin: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female was 1.33 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Benin, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Benin is 1.33, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Benin peaked at 1.33 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 1960.
Benin ranks 138th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.21 | — |
| 1965 | 0.25 | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.41 | +51.9% |
| 1990 | 0.58 | +41.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8 | +37.9% |
| 2000 | 1.02 | +27.5% |
| 2005 | 1.16 | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 1.33 | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.265 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.41 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.69 | 0.58 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.02 | 1.16 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 423,019 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 506,080 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2543 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 170,241 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Benin?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Benin was 1.33 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Benin ranks 138th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.