School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.925 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.925 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
202nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9341 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.4417 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
51
1971–2022
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin stood at 0.925 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.9341 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4417 GPIA, in 1975.
Benin ranks 202nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4472 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4559 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4588 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4496 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4417 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4601 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4531 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4691 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4718 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5099 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4746 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.479 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4851 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4978 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4998 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.506 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5107 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.511 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5138 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.516 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.505 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5116 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5217 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5469 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5615 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5789 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5978 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6373 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6632 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6895 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7014 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7228 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7361 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7657 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7901 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8197 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8585 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8761 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.892 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8956 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9078 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9153 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.924 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9291 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9341 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9321 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9335 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9255 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9208 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9213 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.925 GPIA | +0.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.925 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.925 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4564 GPIA | 0.4417 GPIA | 0.4718 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4988 GPIA | 0.4746 GPIA | 0.5138 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.564 GPIA | 0.505 GPIA | 0.6632 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7733 GPIA | 0.6895 GPIA | 0.8761 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9189 GPIA | 0.892 GPIA | 0.9341 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9224 GPIA | 0.9208 GPIA | 0.925 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 199 Eswatini 0.9344 GPIA compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9292 GPIA compare
- 201 Montserrat 0.9261 GPIA compare
- 203 Cameroon 0.9175 GPIA compare
- 204 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9157 GPIA compare
- 205 Djibouti 0.9108 GPIA compare
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.925 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9341 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4417 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release