What is population of compulsory school age, male in Benin?

Population of compulsory school age, male in Benin was 947,684 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 947,684 number in 2019.

What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 535,963 number in 1998.

How does Benin rank for population of compulsory school age, male?

Benin ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.

Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population of compulsory school age, male in Benin

Name: Population of compulsory school age, male in Benin
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Benin: Population of compulsory school age, male was 947,684 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

947,684 number

Change on year

up 2.5%

World rank

77th

of 186 countries

All-time high

947,684 number

in 2019

All-time low

535,963 number

in 1998

Years of data

1998–2019

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Benin is 947,684 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 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Benin peaked at 947,684 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 535,963 number, in 1998.

Benin ranks 77th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	544,698 number	535,963 number	553,434 number	2
2000s	652,340 number	570,755 number	735,607 number	10
2010s	847,354 number	754,041 number	947,684 number	10

Countries ranked near Benin

74 Guinea 1.03 million number compare
75 Togo 1.02 million number compare
76 Rwanda 956,620 number compare
78 Sierra Leone 896,005 number compare
79 Paraguay 895,354 number compare
80 El Salvador 884,975 number compare

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More reference data data for Benin

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0882 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.1 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Benin?: Population of compulsory school age, male in Benin was 947,684 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 947,684 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 535,963 number in 1998.
How does Benin rank for population of compulsory school age, male?: Benin ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, male (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: 07 August 2026

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