How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Rwanda?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Rwanda: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Benin

290,213 number

in 2020

Rwanda

305,064 number

in 2020

Benin rank

72nd

Rwanda rank

71st

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Benin
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 305,064 number against 290,213 number in Benin, a difference of 14,851 number.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 72nd and Rwanda ranks 71st of 205 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	74,644 number	106,304 number	31,660 number	Rwanda
1980s	100,141 number	140,143 number	40,002 number	Rwanda
1990s	139,429 number	176,295 number	36,866 number	Rwanda
2000s	191,724 number	221,207 number	29,483 number	Rwanda
2010s	251,908 number	264,247 number	12,340 number	Rwanda
2020s	290,213 number	305,064 number	14,851 number	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Benin or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 305,064 number against 290,213 number in Benin as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Benin and Rwanda?: 14,851 number, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Rwanda?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Benin and Rwanda rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Benin ranks 72nd and Rwanda ranks 71st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.