Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, female in Benin

Benin: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, female was 0.44 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
0.44
World rank
125th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.44
in 2010
All-time low
0.09
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, female in Benin, 1960–2010

0.10.20.30.41960198520101960: 0.091965: 0.231970: 0.241975: 0.251980: 0.261985: 0.241990: 0.211995: 0.182000: 0.232005: 0.242010: 0.44

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, female in Benin stood at 0.44. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 91.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, female in Benin peaked at 0.44 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1960.

Benin ranks 125th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 0.16 0.09 0.23 2
1970s 0.245 0.24 0.25 2
1980s 0.25 0.24 0.26 2
1990s 0.195 0.18 0.21 2
2000s 0.235 0.23 0.24 2
2010s 0.44 0.44 0.44 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 122 India 0.51 compare
  2. 123 Pakistan 0.48 compare
  3. 124 Papua New Guinea 0.45 compare
  4. 126 Gambia 0.42 compare
  5. 127 Central African Republic 0.38 compare
  6. 128 Liberia 0.36 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

More reference data data for Benin

All data for Benin β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, female in Benin?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, female in Benin was 0.44 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 70-74, female recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.44 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, female recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1960.
How does Benin rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, female?
Benin ranks 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, female rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. 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 70-74, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, female
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, 70-74, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 70-74.