Benin vs Niger: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Benin
0.929 index
in 2025
Niger
0.8644 index
in 2025
Benin rank
160th
Niger rank
162nd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.929 index against 0.8644 index in Niger, a difference of 0.0646 index.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Niger ahead.
Benin ranks 160th and Niger ranks 162nd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5533 index | 0.65 index | 0.0967 index | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.5235 index | 0.6089 index | 0.0855 index | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.6665 index | 0.6173 index | 0.0492 index | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.8588 index | 0.7503 index | 0.1085 index | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.9145 index | 0.8398 index | 0.0747 index | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Benin or Niger?
- Benin, at 0.929 index against 0.8644 index in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Benin and Niger?
- 0.0646 index, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 160th and Niger ranks 162nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.