School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Benin
Benin: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.44 years in 2016. β Volatile
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Benin, 1971β2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Benin stood at 11.44 years. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Benin peaked at 11.44 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.47 years, in 1971.
Benin ranks 130th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8 years | 1.47 years | 2.09 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.3 years | 3.18 years | 3.45 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.81 years | 4.81 years | 4.81 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.03 years | 5.09 years | 6.87 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.95 years | 9.84 years | 11.44 years | 5 |
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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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Benin?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Benin was 11.44 years in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 11.44 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 years in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Benin ranks 130th out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.