School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.418 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin stood at 0.418 years.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin peaked at 0.4953 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 years, in 1971.
Benin ranks 145th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0009 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0033 years | +263.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 years | +88.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0122 years | +98.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0104 years | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 years | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0193 years | +75.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0171 years | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.032 years | +87.3% |
| 1983 | 0.031 years | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0352 years | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0354 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0376 years | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0357 years | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0307 years | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0318 years | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0359 years | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0341 years | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0369 years | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0369 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0384 years | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0482 years | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0645 years | +33.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0734 years | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.089 years | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1662 years | +86.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2066 years | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2178 years | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.287 years | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3593 years | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2744 years | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4038 years | +47.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4953 years | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4619 years | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4319 years | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4064 years | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3966 years | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.418 years | +5.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.418 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 62% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.418 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female 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 | +263.3% | 0.0009 years | 0.0033 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0101 years | 0.0009 years | 0.0193 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0339 years | 0.0307 years | 0.0376 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0408 years | 0.0318 years | 0.0645 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1733 years | 0.0734 years | 0.287 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4053 years | 0.2744 years | 0.4953 years | 9 |
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, female in Benin?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Benin was 0.418 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4953 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 years in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Benin ranks 145th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.