School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Benin
Benin: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.5931 GPI in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Benin is 0.5931 GPI, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.5931 GPI in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0785 GPI, in 1971.
That places Benin 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0785 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.166 GPI | +111.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1696 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2058 GPI | +21.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1755 GPI | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1724 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2132 GPI | +23.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2126 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2268 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1974 GPI | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 0.221 GPI | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2135 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1843 GPI | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1844 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1598 GPI | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1477 GPI | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1824 GPI | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1935 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2063 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2067 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2208 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2307 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2458 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2461 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2466 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3212 GPI | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3399 GPI | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3719 GPI | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3917 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3557 GPI | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2743 GPI | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.348 GPI | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3837 GPI | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3688 GPI | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.406 GPI | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4249 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4438 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4723 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4832 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.52 GPI | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5638 GPI | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5931 GPI | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +111.4% | 0.0785 GPI | 0.166 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1742 GPI | 0.0785 GPI | 0.2132 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1982 GPI | 0.1598 GPI | 0.2268 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.2042 GPI | 0.1477 GPI | 0.2458 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3196 GPI | 0.2461 GPI | 0.3917 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3961 GPI | 0.2743 GPI | 0.4832 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.559 GPI | 0.52 GPI | 0.5931 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Benin?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Benin was 0.5931 GPI in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5931 GPI in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0785 GPI in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.