School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.8774 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.8774 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Benin peaked at 0.8774 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4423 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Benin 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4423 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.4516 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4444 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4452 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4712 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4715 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4775 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5973 GPIA | +25.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6122 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6234 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6361 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6432 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6616 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7617 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7824 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7922 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8087 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8339 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8514 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8644 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8774 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4459 GPIA | 0.4423 GPIA | 0.4516 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.4734 GPIA | 0.4712 GPIA | 0.4775 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.5973 GPIA | 0.5973 GPIA | 0.5973 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6353 GPIA | 0.6122 GPIA | 0.6616 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7958 GPIA | 0.7617 GPIA | 0.8339 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8644 GPIA | 0.8514 GPIA | 0.8774 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Benin?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Benin was 0.8774 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8774 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4423 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Benin ranks 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release