Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6583 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin stood at 0.6583 index. 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 school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.6583 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2789 index, 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.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2789 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.2888 index | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2976 index | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.31 index | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3149 index | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3192 index | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3248 index | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3317 index | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.342 index | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3504 index | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3552 index | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3563 index | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3517 index | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.346 index | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3418 index | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3422 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3508 index | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3553 index | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3597 index | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3663 index | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3743 index | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3811 index | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3876 index | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3929 index | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3979 index | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4023 index | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4106 index | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4236 index | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4479 index | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4735 index | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4983 index | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5209 index | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.539 index | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5572 index | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5746 index | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5952 index | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6134 index | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6315 index | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6417 index | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6483 index | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6482 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6482 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6485 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6523 index | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6583 index | +0.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.6583 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.6583 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.312 index | 0.2789 index | 0.342 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3509 index | 0.3418 index | 0.3597 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3984 index | 0.3663 index | 0.4479 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5645 index | 0.4735 index | 0.6417 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6506 index | 0.6482 index | 0.6583 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 155 Congo 0.6872 index compare
- 156 Central African Republic 0.6752 index compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 0.66 index compare
- 159 Afghanistan 0.6411 index compare
- 160 Mozambique 0.6214 index compare
- 161 Chad 0.556 index compare
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.6583 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6583 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2789 index in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.