Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Benin
Benin: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9365 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Benin, 1984–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Benin is 0.9365 GPI, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.9434 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4986 GPI, in 1984.
That places Benin 173rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.4986 GPI | — |
| 1985 | 0.5018 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5086 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5123 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5154 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5226 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5058 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5192 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5519 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5707 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5928 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6173 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8256 GPI | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 0.866 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8831 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8971 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8974 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.912 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.918 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9262 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9372 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9398 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9434 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9365 GPI | -0.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.9365 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPI, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.9365 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 GPI, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +33.7% | 0.6173 GPI | 0.8256 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5073 GPI | 0.4986 GPI | 0.5154 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5543 GPI | 0.5058 GPI | 0.6173 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8582 GPI | 0.8256 GPI | 0.8831 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9231 GPI | 0.8971 GPI | 0.9434 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 170 Indonesia 0.9525 GPI compare
- 171 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.9515 GPI compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 0.9502 GPI compare
- 174 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9313 GPI compare
- 175 Ethiopia 0.929 GPI compare
- 176 Nepal 0.9262 GPI compare
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Benin?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Benin was 0.9365 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9434 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4986 GPI in 1984.
- How does Benin rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 173rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.