Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Benin
Benin: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 3,595 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Benin, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3,595 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Benin peaked at 3,595 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 940, in 1960.
Benin ranks 86th 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.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 940 | — |
| 1965 | 975 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1,036 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 1,146 | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 1,314 | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 1,535 | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 1,776 | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 2,150 | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 2,497 | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 2,977 | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 3,595 | +20.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3,595 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,940, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3,595 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,854, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 957.5 | 940 | 975 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,091 | 1,036 | 1,146 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,424 | 1,314 | 1,535 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,963 | 1,776 | 2,150 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,737 | 2,497 | 2,977 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,595 | 3,595 | 3,595 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Benin?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Benin was 3,595 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 25+, total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3,595 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 940 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- Benin ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.