Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Benin

Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.8481 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8481 GPI
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
175th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.8481 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.4794 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
12
1999–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Benin, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.81999200720161999: 0.493 GPI2000: 0.479 GPI2001: 0.497 GPI2002: 0.507 GPI2003: 0.51 GPI2004: 0.495 GPI2005: 0.575 GPI2011: 0.69 GPI2013: 0.749 GPI2014: 0.779 GPI2015: 0.808 GPI2016: 0.848 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Benin is 0.8481 GPI, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.8481 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4794 GPI, in 2000.

Benin ranks 175th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Benin, 1999 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.4932 GPI
2000 0.4794 GPI -2.8%
2001 0.4971 GPI +3.7%
2002 0.5072 GPI +2.0%
2003 0.5101 GPI +0.6%
2004 0.4953 GPI -2.9%
2005 0.575 GPI +16.1%
2011 0.6905 GPI +20.1%
2013 0.7491 GPI +8.5%
2014 0.7791 GPI +4.0%
2015 0.8077 GPI +3.7%
2016 0.8481 GPI +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4932 GPI 0.4932 GPI 0.4932 GPI 1
2000s 0.5107 GPI 0.4794 GPI 0.575 GPI 6
2010s 0.7749 GPI 0.6905 GPI 0.8481 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 172 Pakistan 0.8834 GPI compare
  2. 173 Cameroon 0.8767 GPI compare
  3. 174 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8715 GPI compare
  4. 176 Maldives 0.8462 GPI compare
  5. 177 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8235 GPI compare
  6. 178 Malawi 0.8176 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Benin?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Benin was 0.8481 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.8481 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4794 GPI in 2000.
How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Benin ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.