Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin

Benin: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. was 19.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
19.5%
World rank
73rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
19.5%
in 2010
All-time low
8.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 8.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 8.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 8.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 8.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 8.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 9.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 10.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 12.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 14.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 14.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 19.5 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 population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin is 19.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin peaked at 19.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1960.

Benin ranks 73rd 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 population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Benin, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 8.3%
1965 8.3% +0.0%
1970 8.3% +0.0%
1975 8.3% +0.0%
1980 8.3% +0.0%
1985 9.2% +11.0%
1990 10.3% +12.1%
1995 12.2% +18.7%
2000 14.8% +20.8%
2005 14.8% +0.1%
2010 19.5% +31.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 2
1970s 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 2
1980s 8.8% 8.3% 9.2% 2
1990s 11.3% 10.3% 12.2% 2
2000s 14.8% 14.8% 14.8% 2
2010s 19.5% 19.5% 19.5% 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 70 China 20.9% compare
  2. 71 Macau, China 20.8% compare
  3. 72 Nepal 19.7% compare
  4. 74 Austria 18.6% compare
  5. 75 Sierra Leone 17.6% compare
  6. 76 Sri Lanka 16.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin was 19.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1960.
How does Benin rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
Benin ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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: Percentage of population age 40-44 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 population age 40-44 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 population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)