School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Benin

Benin: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 176,632 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
176,632 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
67th
of 202 countries
All-time high
176,632 number
in 2020
All-time low
42,189 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Benin, 1970–2020

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Benin stood at 176,632 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Benin peaked at 176,632 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42,189 number, in 1970.

That places Benin 67th out of 202 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.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Benin, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Benin, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 42,189 number —
1971 43,166 number +2.3%
1972 44,740 number +3.6%
1973 46,292 number +3.5%
1974 50,233 number +8.5%
1975 51,577 number +2.7%
1976 52,695 number +2.2%
1977 54,479 number +3.4%
1978 56,231 number +3.2%
1979 57,938 number +3.0%
1980 59,602 number +2.9%
1981 61,231 number +2.7%
1982 60,459 number -1.3%
1983 62,694 number +3.7%
1984 64,917 number +3.5%
1985 67,019 number +3.2%
1986 68,884 number +2.8%
1987 71,356 number +3.6%
1988 73,804 number +3.4%
1989 76,215 number +3.3%
1990 78,587 number +3.1%
1991 80,904 number +2.9%
1992 83,823 number +3.6%
1993 86,853 number +3.6%
1994 89,869 number +3.5%
1995 92,728 number +3.2%
1996 95,315 number +2.8%
1997 98,687 number +3.5%
1998 101,960 number +3.3%
1999 105,084 number +3.1%
2000 108,017 number +2.8%
2001 110,688 number +2.5%
2002 113,948 number +2.9%
2003 117,177 number +2.8%
2004 120,305 number +2.7%
2005 123,252 number +2.4%
2006 125,967 number +2.2%
2007 129,477 number +2.8%
2008 132,866 number +2.6%
2009 136,150 number +2.5%
2010 139,368 number +2.4%
2011 142,555 number +2.3%
2012 146,492 number +2.8%
2013 150,555 number +2.8%
2014 154,592 number +2.7%
2015 158,415 number +2.5%
2016 161,817 number +2.1%
2017 165,746 number +2.4%
2018 169,561 number +2.3%
2019 173,205 number +2.1%
2020 176,632 number +2.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 176,632 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 125,824 number, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 176,632 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,312 number, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 49,954 number 42,189 number 57,938 number 10
1980s 66,618 number 59,602 number 76,215 number 10
1990s 91,381 number 78,587 number 105,084 number 10
2000s 121,785 number 108,017 number 136,150 number 10
2010s 156,231 number 139,368 number 173,205 number 10
2020s 176,632 number 176,632 number 176,632 number 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 64 Guinea 188,256 number compare
  2. 65 Burundi 184,368 number compare
  3. 66 Cambodia 180,042 number compare
  4. 68 Syria 175,822 number compare
  5. 69 Rwanda 170,956 number compare
  6. 70 North Korea 169,845 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Benin?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Benin was 176,632 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 176,632 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 42,189 number in 1970.
How does Benin rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Benin ranks 67th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/