Official entrance age to early childhood education in Benin
Benin: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 4 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 207 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1999
All-time low
4 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Benin, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to early childhood education in Benin stood at 4 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Benin peaked at 4 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1999.
That places Benin 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Benin, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4 years | — |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 7 Bermuda 4 years compare
- 7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 years compare
- 7 Switzerland 4 years compare
- 7 Cameroon 4 years compare
- 7 Djibouti 4 years compare
- 7 Egypt 4 years compare
- 7 Eritrea 4 years compare
- 7 Ethiopia 4 years compare
- 7 Guinea 4 years compare
- 7 Guyana 4 years compare
- 7 Iraq 4 years compare
- 7 Jordan 4 years compare
- 7 Kuwait 4 years compare
- 7 Libya 4 years compare
- 7 Mali 4 years compare
- 7 Malaysia 4 years compare
- 7 Niger 4 years compare
- 7 Palestine, State of 4 years compare
- 7 Sudan 4 years compare
- 7 Suriname 4 years compare
- 7 Seychelles 4 years compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 7 Tonga 4 years compare
- 7 Vanuatu 4 years compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 4 years compare
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Benin?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Benin was 4 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Benin ranks 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release