Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted in Benin
Benin: Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted was 0.6051 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.6051 GPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.2% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin peaked at 0.6051 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2964 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Benin 89th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … GPIA gender adjusted in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2964 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.3922 GPIA | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3928 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4128 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4562 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4207 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4263 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4317 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6051 GPIA | +40.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.6051 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9496 GPIA, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.6051 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8156 GPIA, 74% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3443 GPIA | 0.2964 GPIA | 0.3922 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4218 GPIA | 0.3928 GPIA | 0.4562 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5184 GPIA | 0.4317 GPIA | 0.6051 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 86 Tanzania 0.7054 GPIA compare
- 87 Mozambique 0.6643 GPIA compare
- 88 Togo 0.6135 GPIA compare
- 90 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5943 GPIA compare
- 91 Mali 0.5527 GPIA compare
- 92 Burkina Faso 0.5111 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Benin was 0.6051 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6051 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2964 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Benin ranks 89th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release