Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9144 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.9144 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.9144 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4803 GPIA, in 2000.
Benin ranks 179th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.494 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4803 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4983 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5089 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5122 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4978 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5784 GPIA | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6963 GPIA | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7557 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7857 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.814 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8544 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8823 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.898 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9144 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.494 GPIA | 0.494 GPIA | 0.494 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5126 GPIA | 0.4803 GPIA | 0.5784 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7812 GPIA | 0.6963 GPIA | 0.8544 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8982 GPIA | 0.8823 GPIA | 0.9144 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 176 Mozambique 0.9446 GPIA compare
- 177 Tajikistan 0.9382 GPIA compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9264 GPIA compare
- 180 British Virgin Islands 0.9139 GPIA compare
- 181 Palau 0.9119 GPIA compare
- 182 Angola 0.9096 GPIA compare
More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.82 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,708 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,034 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,977 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 81,696 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.9144 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9144 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4803 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release