Benin vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Benin
414,715
in 2025
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
28.12 million
in 2024
Benin rank
61st
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
58th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Benin
  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 28.12 million against 414,715 in Benin, a difference of 27.70 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 67.8 times Benin's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 61st and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 58th of 222 countries.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Difference Ahead
1970s 102,232 34.79 million 34.69 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1980s 136,016 30.75 million 30.61 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1990s 186,673 33.35 million 33.17 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 247,398 26.69 million 26.44 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 325,849 26.61 million 26.28 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 397,149 28.24 million 27.84 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Benin or ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 28.12 million against 414,715 in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Benin and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
27.70 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Benin and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Benin ranks 61st and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 58th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,728 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release