Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 90.6%. 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 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Benin

Name: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Benin
Creator: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Benin: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female was 0.61 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)

0.61

World rank

124th

of 144 countries

All-time high

0.61

in 2010

All-time low

0.07

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, 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 secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Benin is 0.61, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Benin peaked at 0.61 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 1960.

That places Benin 124th 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 secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Benin, 1960 to 2010.
Year	Value	Change
1960	0.07	—
1965	0.07	+0.0%
1970	0.07	+0.0%
1975	0.07	+0.0%
1980	0.07	+0.0%
1985	0.08	+14.3%
1990	0.1	+25.0%
1995	0.24	+140.0%
2000	0.32	+33.3%
2005	0.58	+81.2%
2010	0.61	+5.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.07	0.07	0.07	2
1970s	0.07	0.07	0.07	2
1980s	0.075	0.07	0.08	2
1990s	0.17	0.1	0.24	2
2000s	0.45	0.32	0.58	2
2010s	0.61	0.61	0.61	1

Countries ranked near Benin

121 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.69 compare
122 Uganda 0.66 compare
123 Papua New Guinea 0.62 compare
125 Mali 0.6 compare
126 Côte d'Ivoire 0.56 compare
127 Eswatini 0.53 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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)

All data for Benin →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Benin?: Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female in Benin was 0.61 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 45-49, female recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.61 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 1960.
How does Benin rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female?: Benin ranks 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 90.6%. 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 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Average years of secondary schooling, 45-49, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 45-49.