Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin

Benin: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9487 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9487 GPI
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
134th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.29 GPI
in 1979
All-time low
0.6852 GPI
in 1980
Years of data
36
1971–2018

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2018

00.511.51971199420181971: 0.975 GPI1972: 0.92 GPI1973: 0.802 GPI1975: 0.993 GPI1976: 0.866 GPI1977: 0.975 GPI1978: 0.982 GPI1979: 1.3 GPI1980: 0.685 GPI1982: 0.98 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 0.918 GPI1985: 0.965 GPI1986: 0.975 GPI1987: 0.96 GPI1988: 0.949 GPI1989: 0.951 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 0.981 GPI1994: 0.92 GPI1995: 0.891 GPI1996: 0.908 GPI1997: 0.948 GPI2000: 0.875 GPI2001: 0.904 GPI2002: 0.935 GPI2003: 0.996 GPI2009: 0.955 GPI2010: 0.933 GPI2011: 0.993 GPI2012: 0.978 GPI2013: 0.995 GPI2014: 0.978 GPI2015: 0.992 GPI2018: 0.949 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin is 0.9487 GPI, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin peaked at 1.29 GPI in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.6852 GPI, in 1980.

Benin ranks 134th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Benin, 1971 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.9745 GPI
1972 0.9196 GPI -5.6%
1973 0.8023 GPI -12.8%
1975 0.9925 GPI +23.7%
1976 0.8659 GPI -12.8%
1977 0.9748 GPI +12.6%
1978 0.9817 GPI +0.7%
1979 1.29 GPI +31.5%
1980 0.6852 GPI -46.9%
1982 0.98 GPI +43.0%
1983 1.1 GPI +12.7%
1984 0.9181 GPI -16.9%
1985 0.9653 GPI +5.1%
1986 0.9747 GPI +1.0%
1987 0.9597 GPI -1.5%
1988 0.9492 GPI -1.1%
1989 0.951 GPI +0.2%
1991 1.02 GPI +7.6%
1992 1.02 GPI -0.8%
1993 0.9809 GPI -3.4%
1994 0.9201 GPI -6.2%
1995 0.8914 GPI -3.1%
1996 0.9075 GPI +1.8%
1997 0.9481 GPI +4.5%
2000 0.8751 GPI -7.7%
2001 0.9045 GPI +3.4%
2002 0.9347 GPI +3.3%
2003 0.9956 GPI +6.5%
2009 0.9553 GPI -4.1%
2010 0.9327 GPI -2.4%
2011 0.9935 GPI +6.5%
2012 0.9775 GPI -1.6%
2013 0.9955 GPI +1.8%
2014 0.9778 GPI -1.8%
2015 0.9919 GPI +1.4%
2018 0.9487 GPI -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9753 GPI 0.8023 GPI 1.29 GPI 8
1980s 0.9431 GPI 0.6852 GPI 1.1 GPI 9
1990s 0.9552 GPI 0.8914 GPI 1.02 GPI 7
2000s 0.933 GPI 0.8751 GPI 0.9956 GPI 5
2010s 0.9739 GPI 0.9327 GPI 0.9955 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 131 Mozambique 0.9652 GPI compare
  2. 132 Vanuatu 0.9591 GPI compare
  3. 133 Guinea 0.9563 GPI compare
  4. 135 Yemen 0.9412 GPI compare
  5. 136 Iraq 0.9392 GPI compare
  6. 137 Barbados 0.9318 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 141 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Benin was 0.9487 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPI in 1979.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6852 GPI in 1980.
How does Benin rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Benin ranks 134th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. 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.