Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin

Benin: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9806 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9806 GPI
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
149th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.3 GPI
in 1979
All-time low
0.7279 GPI
in 1980
Years of data
37
1971–2018

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2018

00.511.51971199420181971: 0.993 GPI1972: 0.922 GPI1973: 0.813 GPI1975: 0.992 GPI1976: 0.919 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 0.965 GPI1979: 1.3 GPI1980: 0.728 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 0.949 GPI1985: 0.976 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 0.961 GPI1988: 0.965 GPI1989: 0.995 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 0.984 GPI1994: 0.935 GPI1995: 0.901 GPI1996: 0.923 GPI1997: 0.957 GPI2000: 0.912 GPI2001: 0.943 GPI2002: 0.964 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.978 GPI2009: 0.981 GPI2010: 0.96 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 0.996 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 0.987 GPI2015: 1 GPI2018: 0.981 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin is 0.9806 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin peaked at 1.3 GPI in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.7279 GPI, in 1980.

That places Benin 149th out of 164 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Benin, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9927 GPI
1972 0.922 GPI -7.1%
1973 0.8129 GPI -11.8%
1975 0.9917 GPI +22.0%
1976 0.9185 GPI -7.4%
1977 1.04 GPI +13.7%
1978 0.965 GPI -7.6%
1979 1.3 GPI +34.9%
1980 0.7279 GPI -44.1%
1982 1.01 GPI +38.6%
1983 1.06 GPI +4.9%
1984 0.9489 GPI -10.4%
1985 0.9761 GPI +2.9%
1986 1.02 GPI +4.0%
1987 0.9613 GPI -5.3%
1988 0.9647 GPI +0.4%
1989 0.9948 GPI +3.1%
1991 1.02 GPI +2.2%
1992 1.02 GPI +0.6%
1993 0.9841 GPI -3.8%
1994 0.9349 GPI -5.0%
1995 0.9005 GPI -3.7%
1996 0.9226 GPI +2.4%
1997 0.9565 GPI +3.7%
2000 0.9117 GPI -4.7%
2001 0.943 GPI +3.4%
2002 0.964 GPI +2.2%
2003 1.02 GPI +5.6%
2004 0.978 GPI -4.0%
2009 0.9808 GPI +0.3%
2010 0.9603 GPI -2.1%
2011 1.02 GPI +6.0%
2012 0.996 GPI -2.2%
2013 1.01 GPI +1.0%
2014 0.9875 GPI -1.9%
2015 1 GPI +1.6%
2018 0.9806 GPI -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9936 GPI 0.8129 GPI 1.3 GPI 8
1980s 0.9619 GPI 0.7279 GPI 1.06 GPI 9
1990s 0.9627 GPI 0.9005 GPI 1.02 GPI 7
2000s 0.966 GPI 0.9117 GPI 1.02 GPI 6
2010s 0.9932 GPI 0.9603 GPI 1.02 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 146 Cyprus 0.9851 GPI compare
  2. 147 Eswatini 0.9838 GPI compare
  3. 148 Zambia 0.9836 GPI compare
  4. 150 Mozambique 0.9778 GPI compare
  5. 151 Iraq 0.9745 GPI compare
  6. 152 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9733 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin?
Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin was 0.9806 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 1.3 GPI in 1979.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7279 GPI in 1980.
How does Benin rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
Benin ranks 149th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,247 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 4 to the male survival rate to grade 4. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.