Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Benin
Benin: Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted was 0.5609 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Benin, 1979–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Benin stood at 0.5609 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Benin peaked at 0.5609 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3439 GPIA, in 1979.
Benin ranks 131st of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.3439 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.4605 GPIA | +33.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5365 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5255 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5525 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5609 GPIA | +1.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.5609 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.891 GPIA, 63% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.5609 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8474 GPIA, 66% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3439 GPIA | 0.3439 GPIA | 0.3439 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4605 GPIA | 0.4605 GPIA | 0.4605 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5382 GPIA | 0.5255 GPIA | 0.5525 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5609 GPIA | 0.5609 GPIA | 0.5609 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Benin?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Benin was 0.5609 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5609 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3439 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Benin ranks 131st out of 133 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release