School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1982–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7962 GPIA, in 1982.
That places Benin 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8236 GPIA | 0.7962 GPIA | 0.8506 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8963 GPIA | 0.8484 GPIA | 0.9657 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9993 GPIA | 0.9669 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 59,742 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 1.02 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7962 GPIA in 1982.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release