School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9269 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Benin stood at 0.9269 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.9344 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4412 GPI, in 1975.
Benin ranks 176th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4458 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4542 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4571 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4485 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4412 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4601 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4533 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4693 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4717 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5094 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4738 GPI | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4781 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4839 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4963 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4981 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5044 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.509 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5093 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5121 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5145 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5034 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5101 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5203 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5457 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5602 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5772 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5952 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6348 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6599 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6857 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6973 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7185 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7318 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7612 GPI | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7851 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8141 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8534 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8712 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8874 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8914 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9039 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.912 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9215 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9275 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9334 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9321 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9344 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9269 GPI | -0.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.9269 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9784 GPI, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.9269 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9648 GPI, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4557 GPI | 0.4412 GPI | 0.4717 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4974 GPI | 0.4738 GPI | 0.5121 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5621 GPI | 0.5034 GPI | 0.6599 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7687 GPI | 0.6857 GPI | 0.8712 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9171 GPI | 0.8874 GPI | 0.9344 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 173 Brazil 0.9376 GPI compare
- 174 Sudan 0.9351 GPI compare
- 175 Cape Verde 0.9337 GPI compare
- 177 Mozambique 0.9254 GPI compare
- 178 Guinea-Bissau 0.9204 GPI compare
- 179 Tuvalu 0.9171 GPI compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Benin?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Benin was 0.9269 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9344 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4412 GPI in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 176th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, 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.