Children out of school, primary, female in Benin
Benin: Children out of school, primary, female was 136,278 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Benin, 1984–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Benin is 136,278, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Benin peaked at 330,865 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 94,669, in 2011.
Benin ranks 37th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 247,111 | — |
| 1985 | 251,927 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 264,057 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 284,993 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 294,452 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 330,865 | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 330,169 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 325,604 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 325,884 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 321,856 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 317,456 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 306,478 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 189,227 | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 156,414 | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 113,332 | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 99,320 | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 94,669 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 95,714 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 124,299 | +29.9% |
| 2019 | 174,425 | +40.3% |
| 2020 | 183,238 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 160,686 | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 136,278 | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 268,508 | 247,111 | 294,452 | 5 |
| 1990s | 322,616 | 306,478 | 330,865 | 7 |
| 2000s | 152,991 | 113,332 | 189,227 | 3 |
| 2010s | 117,685 | 94,669 | 174,425 | 5 |
| 2020s | 160,067 | 136,278 | 183,238 | 3 |
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More education data for Benin
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Benin?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Benin was 136,278 in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 330,865 in 1990.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,669 in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Benin ranks 37th out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.