Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9272 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9272 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
201st
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.9375 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.4417 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
51
1971–2022
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.9272 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.9375 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4417 GPIA, in 1975.
Benin ranks 201st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4472 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4559 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4588 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4496 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4417 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4601 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4531 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4691 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4718 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5099 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4746 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.479 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4851 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4993 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5017 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5078 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5107 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5136 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5163 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5192 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.505 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5128 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.524 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5515 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5668 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5849 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.606 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6373 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6632 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6895 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7014 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7228 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7413 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7708 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7958 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8248 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8632 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8808 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8964 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8994 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9117 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9191 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9273 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9324 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9375 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9352 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9365 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9284 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.924 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9239 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9272 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4564 GPIA | 0.4417 GPIA | 0.4718 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4998 GPIA | 0.4746 GPIA | 0.5163 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5671 GPIA | 0.505 GPIA | 0.6632 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7767 GPIA | 0.6895 GPIA | 0.8808 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9224 GPIA | 0.8964 GPIA | 0.9375 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.925 GPIA | 0.9239 GPIA | 0.9272 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.9272 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9375 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4417 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 201st out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release