School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin
Benin: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8315 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (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 0.8315 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.8315 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3783 GPI, in 1977.
That places Benin 180th out of 196 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4269 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.4332 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.441 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4823 GPI | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3783 GPI | -21.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4109 GPI | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3972 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4027 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.461 GPI | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4576 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4723 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4727 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4672 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4712 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6235 GPI | +32.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6701 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6897 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7141 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7556 GPI | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8093 GPI | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8315 GPI | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4323 GPI | 0.3783 GPI | 0.4823 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4036 GPI | 0.3972 GPI | 0.4109 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.461 GPI | 0.461 GPI | 0.461 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4682 GPI | 0.4576 GPI | 0.4727 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6906 GPI | 0.6235 GPI | 0.7556 GPI | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8204 GPI | 0.8093 GPI | 0.8315 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 177 Pakistan 0.8684 GPI compare
- 178 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8591 GPI compare
- 179 Liechtenstein 0.8493 GPI compare
- 181 Malawi 0.8305 GPI compare
- 182 Togo 0.8135 GPI compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 0.7992 GPI compare
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 school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin was 0.8315 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8315 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3783 GPI in 1977.
- How does Benin rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 180th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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, secondary (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 secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.