Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 25.8% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Benin, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Benin stood at 25.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Benin peaked at 25.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1999.
That places Benin 168th out of 182 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.7% | — |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +29.5% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +82.0% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +32.4% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.1% | 15.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.2% | 25.8% | 5 |
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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, upper secondary, female in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Benin was 25.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Benin ranks 168th out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.