Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Benin
Benin: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 87.56 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Benin, 1820–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Benin recorded 87.56 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2022.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Benin peaked at 89.97 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1820.
That places Benin 140th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.01 | — |
| 1825 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1845 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1855 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1860 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1865 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1870 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1875 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 1880 | 0.15 | +25.0% |
| 1885 | 0.2 | +33.3% |
| 1890 | 0.26 | +30.0% |
| 1895 | 0.34 | +30.8% |
| 1900 | 0.44 | +29.4% |
| 1905 | 0.58 | +31.8% |
| 1910 | 0.75 | +29.3% |
| 1915 | 0.98 | +30.7% |
| 1920 | 1.27 | +29.6% |
| 1925 | 1.65 | +29.9% |
| 1930 | 2.14 | +29.7% |
| 1935 | 2.78 | +29.9% |
| 1940 | 3.59 | +29.1% |
| 1945 | 4.63 | +29.0% |
| 1950 | 5.95 | +28.5% |
| 1955 | 7.62 | +28.1% |
| 1960 | 11.43 | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 16 | +40.0% |
| 1970 | 19.77 | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 26.09 | +32.0% |
| 1980 | 30.84 | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 30.89 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 30.94 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 30.99 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 31.05 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 31.73 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 30.72 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 30.59 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 30.45 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 30.76 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 24.96 | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 27.58 | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 30.2 | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 33.31 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 35.49 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 38.02 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 40.53 | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 44.15 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 73.27 | +65.9% |
| 2007 | 76.06 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 78.85 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 85.07 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 87.26 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 88.19 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 89.97 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 87.33 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 82.68 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 82.3 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.91 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 87.56 | +3.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 87.56 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 87.56 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.105 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.175 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.3 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.865 | 0.75 | 0.98 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.46 | 1.27 | 1.65 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.46 | 2.14 | 2.78 | 2 |
| 1940s | 4.11 | 3.59 | 4.63 | 2 |
| 1950s | 6.79 | 5.95 | 7.62 | 2 |
| 1960s | 13.71 | 11.43 | 16 | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.93 | 19.77 | 26.09 | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.9 | 30.45 | 31.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.28 | 24.96 | 44.15 | 8 |
| 2000s | 78.31 | 73.27 | 85.07 | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.09 | 82.68 | 89.97 | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.92 | 82.3 | 87.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 137 Tonga 87.87 compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 87.8 compare
- 139 Cameroon 87.75 compare
- 141 Ukraine 87.45 compare
- 142 Philippines 87.25 compare
- 143 Cote d'Ivoire 86.8 compare
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Benin?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Benin was 87.56 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 89.97 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1820.
- How does Benin rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Benin ranks 140th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.