Economy Profile Score Rank Index Edition (imparity = 0, parity = 1) (out of 146 countries) Benin 0.616 138th 2023 Global Gender Gap Index 2023 Edition Overview 2023 2022 Benin score Index and Subindex Score Rank Score Rank average score Economy Global Gender Gap Index 0.616 138th 0.612 138th 0.530 Economic Participation and Opportunity 0.530 129th 0.596 114th E d s u c c i Educational Attainment t a i 0.159 0.802 l t i o o P n 0.802 139th 0.790 138th Health and Survival 0.973 61st 0.973 65th 0.973 Health Political Empowerment 0.159 92nd 0.090 126th Global Gender Gap Index Indicators 2023 Compare with Difference Min Global average Indicator Rank Score* F-M Female vs Male Max 0 1 Min Max Economic Participation and Opportunity 129th 0.530 - - - 0-100 Labour-force participation rate % 63rd 0.812 -13.11 56.62 69.73 - Wage equality for similar work 1-7 (best) 61st 0.651 - - 0-150 Estimated earned income int'l $ 1,000 115th 0.516 -2.12 2.26 4.38 0-100 Legislators, senior officials and managers % 129th 0.159 -72.51 13.75 86.25 0-100 Professional and technical workers % 138th 0.235 -61.97 19.02 80.98 Educational Attainment 139th 0.802 - - - - Literacy rate % 140th 0.615 - - 0-100 Enrolment in primary education % 104th 0.940 -5.72 90.38 96.09 0-200 Enrolment in secondary education % 134th 0.832 -8.80 43.45 52.25 0-200 Enrolment in tertiary education % 131st 0.514 -7.09 7.51 14.60 Health and Survival 61st 0.973 - - - - Sex ratio at birth** % 1st 0.944 - - - Healthy life expectancy** years 71st 1.039 - - Political Empowerment 92nd 0.159 - - - 0-100 Women in parliament % 79th 0.346 -48.60 25.70 74.30 0-100 Women in ministerial positions % 86th 0.211 -65.22 17.39 82.61 0-50 Years with female/male head of state (last 50) 80th 0.000 -50.00 0 50.00 Global Gender Gap Report 2023 111