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
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Benin, 1999–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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, 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
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.