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

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

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 age in Benin?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Benin ranks 67th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/