School age population, early childhood education, female in Benin

Benin: School age population, early childhood education, female was 340,759 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
340,759 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
89th
of 199 countries
All-time high
563,258 number
in 2011
All-time low
209,193 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1999200920191999: 209.2k number2000: 214.8k number2001: 219.7k number2002: 225.9k number2003: 464.1k number2004: 476.0k number2005: 487.4k number2006: 498.1k number2007: 511.6k number2008: 525.0k number2009: 538.0k number2010: 550.8k number2011: 563.3k number2012: 289.5k number2013: 297.4k number2014: 305.1k number2015: 312.4k number2016: 318.8k number2017: 326.3k number2018: 333.7k number2019: 340.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Benin recorded 340,759 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Benin peaked at 563,258 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 209,193 number, in 1999.

Benin ranks 89th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 209,193 number 209,193 number 209,193 number 1
2000s 416,058 number 214,752 number 538,010 number 10
2010s 363,792 number 289,454 number 563,258 number 10

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 86 Sweden 347,179 number compare
  2. 87 Turkmenistan 344,038 number compare
  3. 88 Togo 343,757 number compare
  4. 90 Paraguay 338,479 number compare
  5. 91 Sri Lanka 329,624 number compare
  6. 92 Sierra Leone 328,005 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Benin?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Benin was 340,759 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 563,258 number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 209,193 number in 1999.
How does Benin rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Benin ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/