School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.02 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
77th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.7962 GPIA
in 1982
Years of data
37
1982–2022
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 77th out of 205 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.7962 GPIA | — |
| 1983 | 0.8279 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8108 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8021 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8391 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8185 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8438 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8506 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8484 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8522 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8601 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8738 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9055 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9357 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9293 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9657 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9669 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9727 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9746 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9746 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9984 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.996 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.02 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.02 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (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 77th out of 205 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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February 2026 Data Release