Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.8529 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Benin stood at 0.8529 GPI. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.8529 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4337 GPI, in 1971.
Benin ranks 158th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4337 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.4478 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4436 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4433 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4726 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4741 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4789 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6036 GPI | +26.0% |
| 2000 | 0.621 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6326 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6462 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6568 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6779 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7087 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7769 GPI | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.805 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8159 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8341 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8529 GPI | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4421 GPI | 0.4337 GPI | 0.4478 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.4752 GPI | 0.4726 GPI | 0.4789 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6036 GPI | 0.6036 GPI | 0.6036 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6572 GPI | 0.621 GPI | 0.7087 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.817 GPI | 0.7769 GPI | 0.8529 GPI | 5 |
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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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Benin was 0.8529 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8529 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4337 GPI in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 158th out of 173 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 to tertiary, 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 primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. 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.