Completion rate, lower secondary education … gender GPIA adjusted in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, lower secondary education … gender GPIA adjusted was 0.7237 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7237 GPIA
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
92nd
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.7237 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.3641 GPIA
in 2001
Years of data
9
2001–2022
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 … gender GPIA adjusted 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% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.7237 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.7237 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9729 GPIA, 74% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
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 Cote 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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (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