School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Benin
Benin: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9256 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.9256 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.9373 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4412 GPI, in 1975.
That places Benin 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4458 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4542 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4571 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4485 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4412 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4601 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4533 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4693 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4717 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5094 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4738 GPI | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4781 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4839 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4978 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5001 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5062 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.509 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5117 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5144 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5173 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5034 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5114 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5229 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5506 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5658 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5836 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6042 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6348 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6599 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6857 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6973 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7185 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7369 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7664 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7912 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8197 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8584 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.876 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8916 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8949 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9072 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9152 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9243 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9302 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9363 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.935 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9373 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9297 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9255 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9256 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4557 GPI | 0.4412 GPI | 0.4717 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4984 GPI | 0.4738 GPI | 0.5144 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5654 GPI | 0.5034 GPI | 0.6599 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7722 GPI | 0.6857 GPI | 0.876 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9202 GPI | 0.8916 GPI | 0.9373 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9256 GPI | 0.9255 GPI | 0.9256 GPI | 2 |
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More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Benin?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Benin was 0.9256 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9373 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4412 GPI in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.