Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Benin

Benin: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 13.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
13.2%
World rank
101st
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2010
All-time low
3.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Benin, 1960–2010

4681012141960198520101960: 3.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 4.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 4.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 4.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 4.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 5.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 6.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 8.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 11.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 12.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 13.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Benin is 13.2%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Benin peaked at 13.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1960.

Benin ranks 101st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Benin, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 3.8%
1965 4.4% +17.3%
1970 4.4% +0.0%
1975 4.4% +0.0%
1980 4.4% +0.0%
1985 5.6% +27.7%
1990 6.9% +23.1%
1995 8.9% +28.2%
2000 11.3% +27.4%
2005 12.6% +11.7%
2010 13.2% +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.1% 3.8% 4.4% 2
1970s 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 2
1980s 5.0% 4.4% 5.6% 2
1990s 7.9% 6.9% 8.9% 2
2000s 12.0% 11.3% 12.6% 2
2010s 13.2% 13.2% 13.2% 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 98 Brunei Darussalam 13.4% compare
  2. 99 Serbia 13.3% compare
  3. 99 Sweden 13.3% compare
  4. 102 Japan 12.9% compare
  5. 103 Libya 12.8% compare
  6. 104 Albania 12.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Benin?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Benin was 13.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1960.
How does Benin rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Benin ranks 101st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)