Benin: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Benin's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00728 on 2020 (from 0.89 to 0.9).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2020), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.00875 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.02 in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.0082 in 1974. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Benin had the 51st highest value of the 51 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Benin in the 2021 ranking

• Oman — 47th of 51: 0.96
• Côte d'Ivoire — 48th of 51: 0.92
• Togo — 49th of 51: 0.91
• Chad — 51st of 51: 0.75

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 21 values

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Botswana — 1.02 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.04 (2021)
• Burundi — 1.06 (2020)
• Cabo Verde — 1.01 (2019)
• Cameroon — 0.89 (2018)
• Central African Republic — 0.74 (2017)
• Chad — 0.75 (2021)
• Comoros — 1.02 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More education data for Benin

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.4 million (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 108.04% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 103.91% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 112.06% (2022)
• Primary education, teachers — 59,742 (2022)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 10.24% (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Benin's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.9 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 101.34% from 0.45 in 1971 (1.41% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.9 in 2021 and the lowest 0.44 in 1977.

How does Benin rank?

51st highest of 51 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Benin?

In 2021, Benin's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00728 on 2020 (from 0.89 to 0.9). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2020), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.00875 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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