Benin - School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Benin was 0.926 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.937 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.441 in 1975.

Definition: Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.446
1972 0.454
1973 0.457
1974 0.448
1975 0.441
1976 0.460
1977 0.453
1978 0.469
1979 0.472
1980 0.509
1981 0.474
1982 0.478
1983 0.484
1984 0.498
1985 0.500
1986 0.506
1987 0.509
1988 0.512
1989 0.514
1990 0.517
1991 0.503
1992 0.511
1993 0.523
1994 0.551
1995 0.566
1996 0.584
1997 0.604
1998 0.635
1999 0.660
2000 0.686
2001 0.697
2002 0.718
2003 0.737
2004 0.766
2005 0.791
2006 0.820
2008 0.858
2009 0.876
2010 0.892
2011 0.895
2012 0.907
2013 0.915
2014 0.924
2015 0.930
2016 0.936
2017 0.935
2018 0.937
2019 0.930
2020 0.926

Development Relevance: The Gender Parity Index (GPI) indicates parity between girls and boys. A GPI of less than 1 suggests girls are more disadvantaged than boys in learning opportunities and a GPI of greater than 1 suggests the other way around. Eliminating gender disparities in education would help increase the status and capabilities of women.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: This indicator is calculated by dividing female gross enrollment ratio in primary education by male gross enrollment ratio in primary education. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation