Benin - Female Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment)

Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age - 1971 to 2019

Since 2014, Benin Female Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment) decreased by 2points year on year. With 112.4 Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age in 2019, the country was ranked number 23 comparing other countries in Female Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment). Benin is overtaken by Colombia, which was ranked number 22 at 112.47 Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age and is followed by Mozambique at 112.37 Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age. Malawi topped the ranking with 146.96 Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age in 2019, that is an increase of 2.7points compared to 2018. Sierra Leone, Nepal and Madagascar respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Ivory Coast recorded the best 5 years average growth at +3.8points per year, while South Sudan was the worst growing country at -4.2points per year.