Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 67.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Benin, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 67.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 111.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Benin peaked at 67.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2000.
That places Benin 153rd out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.9% | — |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +54.8% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 18.8% | 31.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 49.4% | 67.7% | 5 |
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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, female in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Benin was 67.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Benin ranks 153rd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.