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CPS2173 Felicien Donat Edgar Towenan Accrombessy et al.
Figure 1: Primary school attainment by sex and department in 2013

Primary 6 attainment: Female (%)
40.0
Benin Male: y=23.5%
35.0
Littoral
30.0
25.0
Oueme Atlantique
20.0 Benin Female:x=14.7%
Benin
15.0 Mono
Borgou Zou Collines
10.0 Plateaux Couffo
Donga
Atacora
5.0 Alibori
0.0
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0
Primary 6 attainment : Male (%)

Source: Population and housing Census 2013, Author’s calculations

From a gender approach, the remarks are still the same. Male primary
school grade 6 completion is higher than the national level (23.5 percent) in
Littoral (+22.3 percentage points), Atlantique (+8.6 percentage points), Mono
and Oueme (repectively +5.9 and +5.8 percentage points. Similarly, female
primary school grade 6 completion is higher than the national level (14.7
percent) in Littoral (+19.1 percentage points), Atlantique (+5.7 percentage
points), Oueme and Mono (repectively +5.1 and +2.1 percentage points). To
achieve gender equity and reach the completion rate of 100% in 2030, the
overall completion rate must increase annually for men by 1.7% and 2.3% for
women and the overall annual increase of 2%.

Figure 2a: Benin primary schooling attainment Figure 2b: Benin primary schooling attainment
surged for recent birth cohorts gap is shrinking for recent birth cohort

Source: Population and housing Census, 2013 Source: Population and housing Census, 2013

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