Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Benin
Benin: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total was 2.07 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Benin, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Benin stood at 2.07. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Benin peaked at 2.07 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 1960.
Benin ranks 128th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3 | — |
| 1965 | 0.56 | +86.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.63 | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.93 | +47.6% |
| 1990 | 1.3 | +39.8% |
| 1995 | 1.03 | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 1.24 | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 1.24 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.07 | +66.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.07 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.12, 66% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.07 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.2, 94% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.43 | 0.3 | 0.56 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.615 | 0.6 | 0.63 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.78 | 0.63 | 0.93 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.17 | 1.03 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Benin?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Benin was 2.07 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total?
- Benin ranks 128th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 60-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of education completed among people age 60-64.