Population of compulsory school age, female in Benin

Benin: Population of compulsory school age, female was 920,984 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
920,984 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
77th
of 186 countries
All-time high
920,984 number
in 2019
All-time low
525,781 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Benin, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 525.8k number1999: 542.5k number2000: 559.1k number2001: 575.0k number2002: 592.6k number2003: 610.6k number2004: 628.4k number2005: 645.4k number2006: 661.3k number2007: 679.5k number2008: 697.9k number2009: 716.2k number2010: 734.0k number2011: 751.3k number2012: 770.5k number2013: 790.7k number2014: 811.7k number2015: 833.0k number2016: 854.0k number2017: 876.3k number2018: 898.8k number2019: 921.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Benin is 920,984 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Benin peaked at 920,984 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 525,781 number, in 1998.

That places Benin 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 534,156 number 525,781 number 542,532 number 2
2000s 636,584 number 559,055 number 716,164 number 10
2010s 824,137 number 734,024 number 920,984 number 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Benin?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Benin was 920,984 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 920,984 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 525,781 number in 1998.
How does Benin rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Benin ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.