Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Benin

Benin: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. was 8.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
8.0%
World rank
90th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.0%
in 2010
All-time low
2.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Benin, 1960–2010

24681960198520101960: 2.51965: 2.61970: 2.91975: 3.11980: 3.31985: 41990: 4.71995: 5.82000: 7.22005: 7.72010: 8

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

Analysis

Benin recorded 8.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Benin peaked at 8.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1960.

Benin ranks 90th 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 45-49 with primary schooling. in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Benin, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.5%
1965 2.6% +6.0%
1970 2.9% +10.6%
1975 3.1% +6.9%
1980 3.3% +7.4%
1985 4.0% +18.3%
1990 4.7% +18.7%
1995 5.8% +24.3%
2000 7.2% +24.4%
2005 7.7% +6.2%
2010 8.0% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.6% 2.5% 2.6% 2
1970s 3.0% 2.9% 3.1% 2
1980s 3.6% 3.3% 4.0% 2
1990s 5.3% 4.7% 5.8% 2
2000s 7.5% 7.2% 7.7% 2
2010s 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 87 Sierra Leone 8.6% compare
  2. 88 Italy 8.4% compare
  3. 89 Chile 8.3% compare
  4. 91 France 7.8% compare
  5. 92 Botswana 7.7% compare
  6. 93 Cuba 7.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Benin?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Benin was 8.0% 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 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1960.
How does Benin rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling.?
Benin ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary