Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Benin

Benin: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9136 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9136 GPI
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
173rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9136 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.6285 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
12
1999–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Benin, 1999–2016

00.20.40.60.811999200720161999: 0.628 GPI2000: 0.647 GPI2001: 0.66 GPI2002: 0.678 GPI2003: 0.694 GPI2004: 0.712 GPI2005: 0.743 GPI2011: 0.845 GPI2013: 0.873 GPI2014: 0.887 GPI2015: 0.899 GPI2016: 0.914 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.9136 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Benin peaked at 0.9136 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6285 GPI, in 1999.

That places Benin 173rd out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Benin, 1999 to 2016.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.6285 GPI
2000 0.647 GPI +3.0%
2001 0.6603 GPI +2.1%
2002 0.6784 GPI +2.7%
2003 0.6936 GPI +2.2%
2004 0.7124 GPI +2.7%
2005 0.7433 GPI +4.3%
2011 0.845 GPI +13.7%
2013 0.8726 GPI +3.3%
2014 0.8875 GPI +1.7%
2015 0.8992 GPI +1.3%
2016 0.9136 GPI +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6285 GPI 0.6285 GPI 0.6285 GPI 1
2000s 0.6892 GPI 0.647 GPI 0.7433 GPI 6
2010s 0.8836 GPI 0.845 GPI 0.9136 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 170 Algeria 0.9318 GPI compare
  2. 171 Mozambique 0.9252 GPI compare
  3. 172 Ethiopia 0.9187 GPI compare
  4. 174 Palau 0.9116 GPI compare
  5. 175 Togo 0.9058 GPI compare
  6. 176 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9043 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Benin?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Benin was 0.9136 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.9136 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6285 GPI in 1999.
How does Benin rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Benin ranks 173rd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.