School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin
Benin: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.8973 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.8973 GPI for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.8973 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4398 GPI, in 1977.
That places Benin 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4456 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.4546 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4464 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4453 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4398 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.479 GPI | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4823 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4868 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6146 GPI | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6333 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6463 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6614 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6732 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6945 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8097 GPI | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8349 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8479 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8593 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8771 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.89 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8973 GPI | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4463 GPI | 0.4398 GPI | 0.4546 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4827 GPI | 0.479 GPI | 0.4868 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6146 GPI | 0.6146 GPI | 0.6146 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6617 GPI | 0.6333 GPI | 0.6945 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8458 GPI | 0.8097 GPI | 0.8771 GPI | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8937 GPI | 0.89 GPI | 0.8973 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 174 Togo 0.9104 GPI compare
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.9068 GPI compare
- 176 Mali 0.8981 GPI compare
- 178 Liechtenstein 0.8967 GPI compare
- 179 Papua New Guinea 0.8943 GPI compare
- 180 Cameroon 0.8897 GPI compare
More aid effectiveness data for Benin
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 26,781 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 29.68 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 16.38 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 73.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 30.64 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 55.47 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 149.42 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 70,944 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 2.04 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 6.58 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin?
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin was 0.8973 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8973 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4398 GPI in 1977.
- How does Benin rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.