Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Benin

Benin: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female was 0.23 in 2010. ▬ Flat

Latest (2010)
0.23
World rank
125th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.26
in 1980
All-time low
0.09
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Benin, 1960–2010

0.10.150.20.251960198520101960: 0.091965: 0.231970: 0.241975: 0.251980: 0.261985: 0.241990: 0.221995: 0.182000: 0.142005: 0.192010: 0.23

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

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.23 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in 2010.

The figure is up 64.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Benin peaked at 0.26 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1960.

That places Benin 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 0.2 0.18 0.22 2
2000s 0.165 0.14 0.19 2
2010s 0.23 0.23 0.23 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 123 Liberia 0.31 compare
  2. 124 Maldives 0.28 compare
  3. 125 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.23 compare
  4. 127 Congo 0.22 compare
  5. 127 Sierra Leone 0.22 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Benin?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Benin was 0.23 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 75+, female recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.26 in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, 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 75+, female?
Benin ranks 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, 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
Last refreshed

Average years of primary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 75.