Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 0.6583 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Benin stood at 0.6583. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.6583 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2789, in 1981.
That places Benin 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.312 | 0.2789 | 0.342 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3509 | 0.3418 | 0.3597 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3984 | 0.3663 | 0.4479 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5645 | 0.4735 | 0.6417 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6506 | 0.6482 | 0.6583 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 155 Congo 0.6872 compare
- 156 Central African Republic 0.6752 compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 0.66 compare
- 159 Afghanistan 0.6411 compare
- 160 Mozambique 0.6214 compare
- 161 Chad 0.556 compare
More gender data for Benin
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 225,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 214,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 220,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 210,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,548 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.6583 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6583 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2789 in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Lower secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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