Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.925 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.925 index
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
202nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9341 index
in 2016
All-time low
0.4417 index
in 1975
Years of data
51
1971–2022
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.925 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.9341 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4417 index, in 1975.
That places Benin 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4472 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.4559 index | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4588 index | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4496 index | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4417 index | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4601 index | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4531 index | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4691 index | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4718 index | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5099 index | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4746 index | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.479 index | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4851 index | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4978 index | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4998 index | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.506 index | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5107 index | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.511 index | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5138 index | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.516 index | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.505 index | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5116 index | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5217 index | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5469 index | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5615 index | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5789 index | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5978 index | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6373 index | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6632 index | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6895 index | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7014 index | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7228 index | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7361 index | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7657 index | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7901 index | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8197 index | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8585 index | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8761 index | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.892 index | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8956 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9078 index | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9153 index | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.924 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9291 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9341 index | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9321 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9335 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9255 index | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9208 index | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9213 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.925 index | +0.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.925 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.925 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4564 index | 0.4417 index | 0.4718 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4988 index | 0.4746 index | 0.5138 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.564 index | 0.505 index | 0.6632 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7733 index | 0.6895 index | 0.8761 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9189 index | 0.892 index | 0.9341 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9224 index | 0.9208 index | 0.925 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 199 Eswatini 0.9344 index compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9292 index compare
- 201 Montserrat 0.9261 index compare
- 203 Cameroon 0.9175 index compare
- 204 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.9157 index compare
- 205 Djibouti 0.9108 index compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.925 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9341 index in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4417 index in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.