Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.929 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin stood at 0.929 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.929 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5079 index, in 1992.
That places Benin 160th out of 165 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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5763 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5734 index | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5678 index | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.565 index | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5565 index | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5463 index | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5362 index | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5344 index | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5243 index | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5188 index | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5117 index | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5079 index | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.508 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5092 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5141 index | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5219 index | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.534 index | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5467 index | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5624 index | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5777 index | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5918 index | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6061 index | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6222 index | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6429 index | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6677 index | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6953 index | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7259 index | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7546 index | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7805 index | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8049 index | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8236 index | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8383 index | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8504 index | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8596 index | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8681 index | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8765 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.882 index | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.889 index | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8953 index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9006 index | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9062 index | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9112 index | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9171 index | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9228 index | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.929 index | +0.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.929 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.929 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5533 index | 0.5243 index | 0.5763 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5235 index | 0.5079 index | 0.5624 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6665 index | 0.5777 index | 0.7805 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8588 index | 0.8049 index | 0.8953 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9145 index | 0.9006 index | 0.929 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.929 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.929 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5079 index in 1992.
- How does Benin rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 160th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.