Over-age students, primary, male in Benin
Benin: Over-age students, primary, male was 8.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Benin, 1984–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Benin is 8.4%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Benin peaked at 21.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2014.
That places Benin 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 20.1% | — |
| 1985 | 18.8% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 18.4% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 21.3% | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -26.5% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.8% | 17.3% | 20.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 16.7% | 21.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 10.1% | 7 |
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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 over-age students, primary, male in Benin?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Benin was 8.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Benin ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.