School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi was 0.925 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.925
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
197th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.9341
in 2016
All-time low
0.4417
in 1975
Years of data
51
1971–2022
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Benin, 1971–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.925 for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi 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, school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Benin peaked at 0.9341 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4417, in 1975.
That places Benin 197th out of 209 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.
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4472 | — |
| 1972 | 0.4559 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4588 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4496 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4417 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4601 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4531 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4691 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4718 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5099 | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4746 | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.479 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4851 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4978 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4998 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.506 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5107 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.511 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5138 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.516 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.505 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5116 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5217 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5469 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5615 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5789 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5978 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6373 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6632 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6895 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7014 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7228 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7361 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7657 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7901 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8197 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8585 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8761 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.892 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8956 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9078 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9153 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.924 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9291 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9341 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9321 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9335 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9255 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9208 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9213 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.925 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4564 | 0.4417 | 0.4718 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4988 | 0.4746 | 0.5138 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.564 | 0.505 | 0.6632 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7733 | 0.6895 | 0.8761 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9189 | 0.892 | 0.9341 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9224 | 0.9208 | 0.925 | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Benin?
- School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Benin was 0.925 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9341 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4417 in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi?
- Benin ranks 197th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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