Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Benin
Benin: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 84,297 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Benin, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Benin recorded 84,297 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 125.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Benin peaked at 86,344 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 1976.
Benin ranks 91st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0 number | — |
| 1978 | 0 number | — |
| 1979 | 0 number | — |
| 1980 | 0 number | — |
| 1982 | 2,160 number | — |
| 1983 | 2,538 number | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 3,386 number | +33.4% |
| 1985 | 4,348 number | +28.4% |
| 1986 | 5,090 number | +17.1% |
| 1987 | 5,791 number | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 5,998 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 6,088 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 5,956 number | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 6,177 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 6,299 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 6,803 number | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 6,789 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 7,600 number | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 7,929 number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 8,649 number | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 13,418 number | +55.1% |
| 2001 | 12,130 number | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 11,358 number | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 10,616 number | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 10,824 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 13,721 number | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 15,708 number | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 33,434 number | +112.8% |
| 2009 | 37,418 number | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 49,224 number | +31.6% |
| 2011 | 55,032 number | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 56,261 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 59,705 number | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 64,057 number | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 75,801 number | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 80,537 number | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 86,344 number | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 84,297 number | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 number | 0 number | 0 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 3,933 number | 0 number | 6,088 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 7,025 number | 5,956 number | 8,649 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 17,625 number | 10,616 number | 37,418 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 67,918 number | 49,224 number | 86,344 number | 9 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Benin?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Benin was 84,297 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 86,344 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Benin ranks 91st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.