Benin vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Benin
110.0%
in 2016
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
99.1%
in 2019
Benin rank
24th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
22nd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0255075100199720082019

How they compare

Benin currently reports 110.0% against 99.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 10.9%.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Benin ranks 24th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 61.4% 96.3% 34.9% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 74.0% 97.3% 23.3% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 107.1% 99.1% 8.0% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Benin or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Benin, at 110.0% against 99.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Benin and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
10.9%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Benin and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Benin ranks 24th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.