Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Benin
Benin: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 0.9219 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Benin stood at 0.9219 GPI.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Benin peaked at 1.11 GPI in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.6447 GPI, in 1980.
Benin ranks 152nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9503 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8931 GPI | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6742 GPI | -24.5% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPI | +50.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7835 GPI | -22.6% |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPI | +32.3% |
| 1978 | 1.07 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6447 GPI | -39.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9896 GPI | +53.5% |
| 1983 | 1.11 GPI | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8503 GPI | -23.5% |
| 1985 | 0.906 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8924 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8854 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8572 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8192 GPI | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9526 GPI | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9461 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.915 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8542 GPI | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8365 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8631 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9222 GPI | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8069 GPI | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8798 GPI | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8866 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9763 GPI | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9149 GPI | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9082 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9553 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9419 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9636 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9504 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9549 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9219 GPI | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9169 GPI | 0.6742 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.884 GPI | 0.6447 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8985 GPI | 0.8365 GPI | 0.9526 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8929 GPI | 0.8069 GPI | 0.9763 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9423 GPI | 0.9082 GPI | 0.9636 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 149 Libya 0.9308 GPI compare
- 150 Yemen 0.9289 GPI compare
- 151 Republic of Moldova 0.9271 GPI compare
- 153 Iraq 0.9172 GPI compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 0.831 GPI compare
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Benin?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Benin was 0.9219 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 1983.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6447 GPI in 1980.
- How does Benin rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Benin ranks 152nd out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.