Benin vs Congo: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Benin
0.6583 index
in 2025
Congo
0.6872 index
in 2025
Benin rank
158th
Congo rank
155th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Benin
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.6872 index against 0.6583 index in Benin, a difference of 0.0289 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 158th and Congo ranks 155th of 164 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.312 index | 0.5287 index | 0.2167 index | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.3509 index | 0.6969 index | 0.3459 index | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.3984 index | 0.9318 index | 0.5334 index | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.5645 index | 0.8193 index | 0.2548 index | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.6506 index | 0.6926 index | 0.0419 index | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Benin or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.6872 index against 0.6583 index in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Benin and Congo?
- 0.0289 index, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Congo rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 158th and Congo ranks 155th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.