Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Benin
Benin: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 5,579 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Benin, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Benin is 5,579, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Benin peaked at 5,579 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,333, in 1960.
Benin ranks 82nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,380 | 1,333 | 1,428 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,682 | 1,578 | 1,787 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2,190 | 2,032 | 2,348 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3,026 | 2,737 | 3,315 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,314 | 3,917 | 4,710 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,579 | 5,579 | 5,579 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 59,742 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Benin?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Benin was 5,579 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5,579 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,333 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Benin ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.