Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.6583 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.6583 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin peaked at 0.6583 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2789 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Benin 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.312 modelled data | 0.2789 modelled data | 0.342 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3509 modelled data | 0.3418 modelled data | 0.3597 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3984 modelled data | 0.3663 modelled data | 0.4479 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5645 modelled data | 0.4735 modelled data | 0.6417 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6506 modelled data | 0.6482 modelled data | 0.6583 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 155 Congo 0.6872 modelled data compare
- 156 Central African Republic 0.6752 modelled data compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 0.66 modelled data compare
- 159 Afghanistan 0.6411 modelled data compare
- 160 Mozambique 0.6214 modelled data compare
- 161 Chad 0.556 modelled data 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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (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 0.6583 modelled data in 2025, 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 0.6583 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2789 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Benin ranks 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release