Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, female in Benin
Benin: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, female was 0.78 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, female in Benin, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, female in Benin stood at 0.78. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, female in Benin peaked at 0.78 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 1960.
That places Benin 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 60-64, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.12 | — |
| 1965 | 0.24 | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.25 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.24 | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.25 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.24 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.41 | +70.8% |
| 2005 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.78 | +90.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.255 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.245 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, female in Benin?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, female in Benin was 0.78 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 60-64, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.78 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, female?
- Benin ranks 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. 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 60-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 60-64, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 60-64.