Australia vs Benin: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Australia
326,103 number
in 2020
Benin
298,370 number
in 2020
Australia rank
69th
Benin rank
72nd

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • Benin
100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 326,103 number against 298,370 number in Benin, a difference of 27,733 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 69th and Benin ranks 72nd of 204 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Benin Difference Ahead
1970s 253,920 number 77,396 number 176,525 number Australia
1980s 257,166 number 103,785 number 153,381 number Australia
1990s 256,035 number 144,429 number 111,606 number Australia
2000s 276,009 number 198,024 number 77,984 number Australia
2010s 290,770 number 259,132 number 31,638 number Australia
2020s 326,103 number 298,370 number 27,733 number Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Australia or Benin?
Australia, at 326,103 number against 298,370 number in Benin as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Australia and Benin?
27,733 number, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Benin?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Australia and Benin rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 69th and Benin ranks 72nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of 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
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.