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

Benin: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 7.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
7.0%
World rank
120th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2010
All-time low
0.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

024681960198520101960: 0.321965: 0.391970: 0.391975: 0.41980: 0.41985: 0.831990: 1.51995: 2.62000: 3.82005: 5.12010: 7

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Benin is 7.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 87.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Benin peaked at 7.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1960.

Benin ranks 120th 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Benin, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.3%
1965 0.4% +21.9%
1970 0.4% +0.0%
1975 0.4% +2.6%
1980 0.4% +0.0%
1985 0.8% +107.5%
1990 1.5% +81.9%
1995 2.6% +70.9%
2000 3.8% +45.3%
2005 5.1% +36.0%
2010 7.0% +38.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2
1970s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
1980s 0.6% 0.4% 0.8% 2
1990s 2.0% 1.5% 2.6% 2
2000s 4.4% 3.8% 5.1% 2
2010s 7.0% 7.0% 7.0% 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 117 Zimbabwe 8.0% compare
  2. 118 Maldives 7.8% compare
  3. 119 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.1% compare
  4. 121 Congo 6.3% compare
  5. 122 Uganda 6.0% compare
  6. 123 Malawi 5.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Benin?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Benin was 7.0% 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 secondary recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1960.
How does Benin rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
Benin ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.7%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary