Benin vs Ethiopia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Benin
0.925 index
in 2022
Ethiopia
0.9346 index
in 2024
Benin rank
202nd
Ethiopia rank
198th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Benin
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.9346 index against 0.925 index in Benin, a difference of 0.0096 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Benin ranks 202nd and Ethiopia ranks 198th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4564 index | 0.4696 index | 0.0132 index | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.4988 index | 0.5922 index | 0.0935 index | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.564 index | 0.6359 index | 0.0719 index | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.7733 index | 0.7881 index | 0.0148 index | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.9134 index | 0.9238 index | 0.0103 index | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.9224 index | 0.9221 index | 0.0003 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.9346 index against 0.925 index in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Benin and Ethiopia?
- 0.0096 index, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Ethiopia rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 202nd and Ethiopia ranks 198th 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.