Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Benin
Benin: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Benin, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Benin recorded 4 years for official entrance age to pre-primary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Benin peaked at 4 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1970.
That places Benin 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
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More education data for Benin
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (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. average years of schooling 4.48 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.9% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 112.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Benin?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Benin was 4 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The official entry age at which children are expected to start pre-primary education according to national legislation or policies.