School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.5593 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin is 0.5593 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.5593 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0785 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Benin 181st out of 191 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0785 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.166 GPIA | +111.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1696 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2058 GPIA | +21.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1755 GPIA | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1724 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2132 GPIA | +23.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2126 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2268 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1974 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 0.221 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2135 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1843 GPIA | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1844 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1598 GPIA | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1477 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1824 GPIA | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1935 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2063 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2067 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2208 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2307 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2458 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2461 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2466 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3212 GPIA | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3399 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3719 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3917 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3557 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2743 GPIA | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3426 GPIA | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 0.378 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3419 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3779 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4021 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4185 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4436 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.455 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4926 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5337 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5593 GPIA | +4.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.5593 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 54% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.5593 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +111.4% | 0.0785 GPIA | 0.166 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1742 GPIA | 0.0785 GPIA | 0.2132 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1982 GPIA | 0.1598 GPIA | 0.2268 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.2042 GPIA | 0.1477 GPIA | 0.2458 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3196 GPIA | 0.2461 GPIA | 0.3917 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.379 GPIA | 0.2743 GPIA | 0.455 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5285 GPIA | 0.4926 GPIA | 0.5593 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.5593 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5593 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0785 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. 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, 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