Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9248 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Benin, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.9248 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Benin peaked at 0.9248 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6308 GPIA, in 1999.
Benin ranks 186th 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6308 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6498 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6633 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6818 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6972 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7163 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7477 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8503 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8777 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8921 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9031 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9169 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9149 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9185 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9248 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6308 GPIA | 0.6308 GPIA | 0.6308 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6927 GPIA | 0.6498 GPIA | 0.7477 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.888 GPIA | 0.8503 GPIA | 0.9169 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9194 GPIA | 0.9149 GPIA | 0.9248 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9352 GPIA compare
- 184 Eswatini 0.9313 GPIA compare
- 185 Mozambique 0.9285 GPIA compare
- 187 Mali 0.9195 GPIA compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9152 GPIA compare
- 189 Cameroon 0.9109 GPIA compare
More education data for Benin
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Benin was 0.9248 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9248 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6308 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Benin ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release