Benin vs Cameroon: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Benin
0.925 index
in 2022
Cameroon
0.9175 index
in 2024
Benin rank
202nd
Cameroon rank
203rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.925 index against 0.9175 index in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0075 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.
Benin ranks 202nd and Cameroon ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4564 index | 0.7845 index | 0.3282 index | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.4988 index | 0.8419 index | 0.3431 index | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.5687 index | 0.8635 index | 0.2948 index | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.7733 index | 0.8469 index | 0.0736 index | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.9193 index | 0.879 index | 0.0403 index | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.9232 index | 0.9039 index | 0.0193 index | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Benin or Cameroon?
- Benin, at 0.925 index against 0.9175 index in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.0075 index, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 202nd and Cameroon ranks 203rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.