Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.7237 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.7237 GPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin peaked at 0.7237 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3641 GPIA, in 2001.
Benin ranks 92nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3641 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.372 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5152 GPIA | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5637 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5061 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5278 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4904 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6181 GPIA | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7237 GPIA | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3681 GPIA | 0.3641 GPIA | 0.372 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5207 GPIA | 0.4904 GPIA | 0.5637 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6709 GPIA | 0.6181 GPIA | 0.7237 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 89 Burkina Faso 0.765 GPIA compare
- 90 Côte d'Ivoire 0.7306 GPIA compare
- 91 Mozambique 0.7255 GPIA compare
- 93 Niger 0.6781 GPIA compare
- 94 Guinea 0.6126 GPIA compare
- 95 Chad 0.4991 GPIA compare
More education data for Benin
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin was 0.7237 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7237 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3641 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Benin ranks 92nd out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release