Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in Benin

Benin: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total was 0.86 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.86
World rank
131st
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.86
in 1990
All-time low
0.18
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in Benin, 1960–2010

0.20.40.60.81960198520101960: 0.181965: 0.431970: 0.451975: 0.471980: 0.481985: 0.641990: 0.861995: 0.692000: 0.492005: 0.852010: 0.86

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in Benin is 0.86, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in Benin peaked at 0.86 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 1960.

That places Benin 131st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.305 0.18 0.43 2
1970s 0.46 0.45 0.47 2
1980s 0.56 0.48 0.64 2
1990s 0.775 0.69 0.86 2
2000s 0.67 0.49 0.85 2
2010s 0.86 0.86 0.86 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 128 Cote d'Ivoire 0.98 compare
  2. 128 Iraq 0.98 compare
  3. 130 Maldives 0.9 compare
  4. 132 Central African Republic 0.81 compare
  5. 133 Nepal 0.78 compare
  6. 134 Papua New Guinea 0.73 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in Benin?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total in Benin was 0.86 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.86 in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 1960.
How does Benin rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total?
Benin ranks 131st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 65-69, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 65-69.