Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Benin
Benin: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.8967 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Benin, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.8967 GPIA for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Benin peaked at 0.8967 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7939 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Benin 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7939 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.8665 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.888 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8897 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8125 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8763 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8967 GPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7939 GPIA | 0.7939 GPIA | 0.7939 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8666 GPIA | 0.8125 GPIA | 0.8897 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8967 GPIA | 0.8967 GPIA | 0.8967 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Benin?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Benin was 0.8967 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8967 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7939 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Benin ranks 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release