Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Benin
Benin: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total was 1.32 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total 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 secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Benin is 1.32, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Benin peaked at 1.32 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 1960.
Benin ranks 119th 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 secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.13 | — |
| 1965 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.25 | +92.3% |
| 1990 | 0.39 | +56.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5 | +28.2% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | +112.0% |
| 2005 | 1.15 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 1.32 | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.445 | 0.39 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.06 | 1.15 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 116 Togo 1.39 compare
- 117 Central African Republic 1.37 compare
- 118 Uganda 1.35 compare
- 120 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.31 compare
- 121 Nepal 1.28 compare
- 122 Bangladesh 1.25 compare
- 122 Côte d'Ivoire 1.25 compare
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 128,673 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.82 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,708 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,034 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,977 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.35 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Benin?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Benin was 1.32 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Benin ranks 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 secondary schooling, age 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 40-44.