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

Latest (2021)
0.8973 GPI
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
177th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8973 GPI
in 2021
All-time low
0.4398 GPI
in 1977
Years of data
21
1971–2021

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2021

00.20.40.60.81971199620211971: 0.446 GPI1973: 0.455 GPI1974: 0.446 GPI1975: 0.445 GPI1977: 0.44 GPI1985: 0.479 GPI1986: 0.482 GPI1987: 0.487 GPI1999: 0.615 GPI2000: 0.633 GPI2001: 0.646 GPI2002: 0.661 GPI2003: 0.673 GPI2004: 0.695 GPI2011: 0.81 GPI2013: 0.835 GPI2014: 0.848 GPI2015: 0.859 GPI2016: 0.877 GPI2020: 0.89 GPI2021: 0.897 GPI

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

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Benin, 1971 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 174 Togo 0.9104 GPI compare
  2. 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.9068 GPI compare
  3. 176 Mali 0.8981 GPI compare
  4. 178 Liechtenstein 0.8967 GPI compare
  5. 179 Papua New Guinea 0.8943 GPI compare
  6. 180 Cameroon 0.8897 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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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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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

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.