Landesstatistik

Bevölkerung: 8,7 million

Durchschnittliches Einkommen: US$570

HIV/AIDS erwachsenen Infektionsrate: 1,8%

Frauen Bildungsrate: 27,9%

Kinder in Grundschule: Mädchen 45% | Jungen 60%

Kinder in Sekundarschule: Mädchen 12% | Jungen 19%

Bildungsausgaben: 4,4% vom BIP

Erwartung der Anzahl der Schuljahre: männlich: 9 Jahre/ weiblich: 6 Jahre

Waisen: 370.000

UN Menschlicher Entwicklungs Index: 163 von 177

Population: 8.7 million source: CIA World Factbook
date of data: estimate for July 2009
definition: 8,791,832 estimate

Average income: US$570 source: World Bank
date of data: 2008 definition: Gross national income (GNI) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI per capita is gross national income divided by mid-year population. GNI per capita in US dollars is converted using the World Bank Atlas method.

HIV/AIDS adult infection rate: 1.2% source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
date of data: 2008
definition: Percentage of adults (15-49 years) living with HIV/AIDS as of end 2008

Female adult literacy rate: 27.9% source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) date of data: 2007
definition: Percentage of women over 15 years old that can read and write.

Children in primary school: girls 45% | boys 60% source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS).
date of data: 2005
definition: Net Primary School Attendance – percentage of children in the age group that officially corresponds to primary schooling who attend primary school. These data come from national household surveys.

Children in secondary school: girls 12% | boys 19% source: UNESCO
date of data: 2005
definition: Percentage of children in the age group that officially corresponds to secondary schooling who attend secondary school. These data come from national household surveys.

Education expenditure: 4.4% of GDP source: CIA World Factbook date of data: 2004 definition: Public expenditure on education as a percent of GDP.

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary) male: 9 years| female: 6 years source: CIA World Factbook date of data: 2001 definition: Number of years children in Benin stay in school.

Orphans: 370,000 source: UNAIDS, UNICEF and USAID, Children on the Brink 2002
date of data: estimate 2005
definition: Children up to 17 years of age orphaned due to all cause

UN Human Development Index: 163 out of 177 source: Human Development Report, United Nations Development Programme
date of data: 2004 data, used for report issued 2006
definition: The Human Development Index (HDI), published as part of the annual Human Development Report by UNDP, is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and standards of living for countries worldwide. It is a standard means of measuring well-being, especially child welfare. It is used to distinguish whether the country is a developed, a developing, or an under-developed country, and also to measure the impact of economic policies on quality of life. 177 countries were ranked, with 1 being the best and 177 being the worst.