Sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics from the World Bank Group, covering demography, education, health, economic opportunities, public life, and agency. The dataset is part of the World Bank's Gender Equality Strategy 2016-2023 and is hosted on the HDX platform. It was last updated on 2026-04-27.
Use Cases
- Analyze gender gaps in education and health outcomes based on sex-disaggregated statistics mentioned in the description.
- Model the relationship between gender equality and economic productivity using indicators on economic opportunities.
- Track progress on gender representation in public life and decision-making over time.
- Benchmark Benin's gender statistics against other countries using the World Bank's consolidated data portal.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative World Bank Group.
- Explicitly focuses on sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics across multiple domains.
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from the World Bank's data portal.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-27 20:39:46.583811; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Benin