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

Benin: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female was 0.57 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
0.57
World rank
130th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.57
in 2010
All-time low
0.11
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0.10.20.30.40.50.61960198520101960: 0.111965: 0.291970: 0.31975: 0.311980: 0.331985: 0.31990: 0.271995: 0.32000: 0.292005: 0.562010: 0.57

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female in Benin stood at 0.57. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female in Benin peaked at 0.57 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 1960.

That places Benin 130th 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 0.2 0.11 0.29 2
1970s 0.305 0.3 0.31 2
1980s 0.315 0.3 0.33 2
1990s 0.285 0.27 0.3 2
2000s 0.425 0.29 0.56 2
2010s 0.57 0.57 0.57 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 128 Gambia 0.68 compare
  2. 129 Liberia 0.62 compare
  3. 131 Papua New Guinea 0.56 compare
  4. 132 Morocco 0.55 compare
  5. 133 Sierra Leone 0.49 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female in Benin?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female in Benin was 0.57 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.57 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 1960.
How does Benin rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female?
Benin ranks 130th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, female rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.6%. 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 total schooling, age 65-69, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, 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 total schooling, 65-69, female is the average years of education completed among females age 65-69.