Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin

Benin: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. was 8.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
8.1%
World rank
58th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.1%
in 2010
All-time low
4.7%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin, 1960–2010

024681960198520101960: 5.61965: 5.41970: 5.11975: 4.91980: 4.71985: 4.91990: 5.21995: 5.92000: 6.82005: 6.42010: 8.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Benin recorded 8.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin peaked at 8.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1980.

That places Benin 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Benin, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 5.6%
1965 5.4% -3.0%
1970 5.1% -5.3%
1975 4.9% -4.3%
1980 4.7% -5.1%
1985 4.9% +5.4%
1990 5.2% +6.3%
1995 5.9% +13.0%
2000 6.8% +15.4%
2005 6.4% -5.6%
2010 8.1% +25.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.5% 5.4% 5.6% 2
1970s 5.0% 4.9% 5.1% 2
1980s 4.8% 4.7% 4.9% 2
1990s 5.6% 5.2% 5.9% 2
2000s 6.6% 6.4% 6.8% 2
2010s 8.1% 8.1% 8.1% 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 55 Mozambique 9.0% compare
  2. 56 Sierra Leone 9.0% compare
  3. 57 Venezuela 8.4% compare
  4. 59 China 7.8% compare
  5. 60 Argentina 7.7% compare
  6. 61 Panama 7.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Benin was 8.1% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1980.
How does Benin rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
Benin ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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