Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9399 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1984–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin is 0.9399 GPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.9426 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5 GPIA, in 1984.
That places Benin 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.5 GPIA | — |
| 1985 | 0.5033 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5102 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5142 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5173 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5244 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5071 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5203 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5528 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5716 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5941 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6191 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8307 GPIA | +34.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8708 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8879 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9018 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.902 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.94 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9426 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9352 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9389 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9357 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9399 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.509 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 0.5173 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5557 GPIA | 0.5071 GPIA | 0.6191 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8632 GPIA | 0.8307 GPIA | 0.8879 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9243 GPIA | 0.9018 GPIA | 0.9426 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9382 GPIA | 0.9357 GPIA | 0.9399 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.9399 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9426 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 GPIA in 1984.
- How does Benin rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release