Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Benin
Benin: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 0.513 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
Benin recorded 0.513 index for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Benin peaked at 0.513 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.262 index, in 1982.
Benin ranks 160th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Benin, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2631 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.262 index | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.268 index | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2695 index | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2729 index | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2733 index | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2743 index | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2765 index | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.284 index | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2924 index | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3068 index | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3183 index | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3235 index | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3278 index | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3276 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3264 index | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3254 index | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3248 index | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3208 index | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3223 index | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3259 index | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3269 index | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.328 index | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3264 index | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3253 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.328 index | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3266 index | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3272 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3299 index | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.341 index | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3541 index | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.371 index | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3845 index | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3988 index | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4151 index | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4325 index | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4434 index | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4544 index | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4639 index | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4706 index | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4815 index | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4957 index | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5017 index | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5104 index | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.513 index | +0.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.513 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 index, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.513 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 54% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2715 index | 0.262 index | 0.284 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3194 index | 0.2924 index | 0.3278 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3266 index | 0.3223 index | 0.3299 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4059 index | 0.341 index | 0.4639 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4955 index | 0.4706 index | 0.513 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Benin?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Benin was 0.513 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.513 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.262 index in 1982.
- How does Benin rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.