School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Benin, 1982–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.03 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2019.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Benin peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.79 GPI, in 1982.
Benin ranks 58th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8163 GPI | 0.79 GPI | 0.8428 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8894 GPI | 0.8411 GPI | 0.9588 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9956 GPI | 0.96 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 55 French Polynesia 1.03 GPI compare
- 56 British Virgin Islands 1.03 GPI compare
- 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.02 GPI compare
- 61 Vietnam 1.02 GPI compare
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.5 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Benin?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Benin was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 GPI in 1982.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.