Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.5324 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Benin, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Benin is 0.5324 GPI, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.5324 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3247 GPI, in 2003.
That places Benin 180th out of 182 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3325 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.3802 GPI | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3842 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3485 GPI | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3247 GPI | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.388 GPI | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5144 GPI | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4617 GPI | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4766 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4768 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5005 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5324 GPI | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3325 GPI | 0.3325 GPI | 0.3325 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.39 GPI | 0.3247 GPI | 0.5144 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4896 GPI | 0.4617 GPI | 0.5324 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 177 Togo 0.5756 GPI compare
- 178 Congo 0.5694 GPI compare
- 179 Afghanistan 0.5437 GPI compare
- 181 Chad 0.4357 GPI compare
- 182 Equatorial Guinea 0.4195 GPI compare
More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Benin?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Benin was 0.5324 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5324 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3247 GPI in 2003.
- How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 180th out of 182 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, upper secondary, 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 upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. 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.