Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.8618 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin stood at 0.8618 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.8618 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.38 GPIA, in 1977.
Benin ranks 198th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4205 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.4299 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4408 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4832 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.38 GPIA | -21.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4119 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.398 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4039 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4619 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4584 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.473 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4737 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4684 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4727 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.629 GPIA | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6763 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.696 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7202 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7617 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8143 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8357 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8618 GPIA | +3.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.8618 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.8618 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +33.1% | 0.4727 GPIA | 0.629 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4309 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 0.4832 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4046 GPIA | 0.398 GPIA | 0.4119 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.4619 GPIA | 0.4619 GPIA | 0.4619 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4692 GPIA | 0.4584 GPIA | 0.4737 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6966 GPIA | 0.629 GPIA | 0.7617 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8373 GPIA | 0.8143 GPIA | 0.8618 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.8618 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8618 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 GPIA in 1977.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 198th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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, 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