School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin

Benin: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 691,778 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
691,778 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
89th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.14 million number
in 2011
All-time low
423,609 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin, 1999–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1999200920191999: 423.6k number2000: 435.0k number2001: 445.1k number2002: 457.9k number2003: 941.1k number2004: 965.6k number2005: 988.7k number2006: 1.0M number2007: 1.0M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.1M number2011: 1.1M number2012: 587.3k number2013: 603.5k number2014: 619.4k number2015: 634.2k number2016: 647.1k number2017: 662.5k number2018: 677.5k number2019: 691.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Benin recorded 691,778 number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin peaked at 1.14 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 423,609 number, in 1999.

That places Benin 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Benin, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 423,609 number
2000 434,992 number +2.7%
2001 445,136 number +2.3%
2002 457,947 number +2.9%
2003 941,142 number +105.5%
2004 965,578 number +2.6%
2005 988,742 number +2.4%
2006 1.01 million number +2.2%
2007 1.04 million number +2.7%
2008 1.07 million number +2.6%
2009 1.09 million number +2.5%
2010 1.12 million number +2.4%
2011 1.14 million number +2.3%
2012 587,334 number -48.6%
2013 603,506 number +2.8%
2014 619,363 number +2.6%
2015 634,176 number +2.4%
2016 647,142 number +2.0%
2017 662,543 number +2.4%
2018 677,492 number +2.3%
2019 691,778 number +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 423,609 number 423,609 number 423,609 number 1
2000s 843,879 number 434,992 number 1.09 million number 10
2010s 738,361 number 587,334 number 1.14 million number 10

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  4. 90 Togo 689,454 number compare
  5. 91 Sri Lanka 670,628 number compare
  6. 92 Sierra Leone 657,168 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin was 691,778 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 423,609 number in 1999.
How does Benin rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Benin ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/