Australia vs Benin: Primary education, pupils

Australia
2.27 million
in 2024
Benin
2.40 million
in 2022
Australia rank
65th
Benin rank
63rd

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Australia
  • Benin
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197119972024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 2.40 million against 2.27 million in Australia, a difference of 127,470.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 65th and Benin ranks 63rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Benin in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Benin Difference Ahead
1970s 1.67 million 238,553 1.43 million Australia
1980s 1.60 million 430,219 1.17 million Australia
1990s 1.74 million 656,832 1.08 million Australia
2000s 1.94 million 1.30 million 641,702 Australia
2010s 2.15 million 2.10 million 48,097 Australia
2020s 2.26 million 2.29 million 25,100 Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Australia or Benin?
Benin, at 2.40 million against 2.27 million in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Australia and Benin?
127,470, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Benin?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Australia and Benin rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Australia ranks 65th and Benin ranks 63rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.