School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Benin
Benin: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 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.
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 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (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.