Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Benin
Benin: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 290,213 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Benin is 290,213 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Benin peaked at 290,213 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63,383 number, in 1970.
That places Benin 72nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63,383 number | — |
| 1971 | 65,307 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 67,039 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 69,020 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 74,168 number | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 76,744 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 79,063 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 81,240 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 83,796 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 86,678 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 89,602 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 92,234 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 91,681 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 94,256 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 97,222 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 100,461 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 103,797 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 107,007 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 110,582 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 114,570 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 119,004 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 123,567 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 127,599 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 131,893 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 136,613 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 141,566 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 146,396 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 151,037 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 155,786 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 160,827 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 166,135 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 171,584 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 176,958 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 182,637 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 188,591 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 194,732 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 200,660 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 206,285 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 211,884 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 217,779 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 223,970 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 230,115 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 235,747 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 241,548 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 247,739 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 254,131 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 260,743 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 267,616 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 274,964 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 282,504 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 290,213 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74,644 number | 63,383 number | 86,678 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 100,141 number | 89,602 number | 114,570 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 139,429 number | 119,004 number | 160,827 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 191,724 number | 166,135 number | 217,779 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 251,908 number | 223,970 number | 282,504 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 290,213 number | 290,213 number | 290,213 number | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Benin?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Benin was 290,213 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 290,213 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,383 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Benin ranks 72nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.