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

Benin: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary was 0.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
0.7%
World rank
125th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

00.20.40.60.81960198520101960: 0.051965: 0.051970: 0.061975: 0.061980: 0.061985: 0.121990: 0.211995: 0.332000: 0.532005: 0.632010: 0.72

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 tertiary in Benin is 0.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Benin peaked at 0.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.

Benin ranks 125th 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 tertiary in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Benin, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.1%
1965 0.1% +0.0%
1970 0.1% +20.0%
1975 0.1% +0.0%
1980 0.1% +0.0%
1985 0.1% +100.0%
1990 0.2% +75.0%
1995 0.3% +57.1%
2000 0.5% +60.6%
2005 0.6% +18.9%
2010 0.7% +14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1970s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 123 Papua New Guinea 0.8% compare
  2. 124 Gambia 0.7% compare
  3. 126 Zambia 0.7% compare
  4. 127 Cambodia 0.6% compare
  5. 127 Congo 0.6% compare
  6. 127 Togo 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Benin?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Benin was 0.7% 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 tertiary recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
How does Benin rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary?
Benin ranks 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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