Over-age students, primary in Benin
Benin: Over-age students, primary was 7.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Benin, 1984–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Benin recorded 7.9% for over-age students, primary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Benin peaked at 20.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2014.
That places Benin 80th 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 25 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19.9% | — |
| 1985 | 18.5% | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 19.1% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 18.2% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 17.1% | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 17.5% | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 17.1% | 19.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.7% | 20.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.9% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 77 Portugal 8.1% compare
- 78 Côte d'Ivoire 8.0% compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 8.0% compare
- 81 Niger 7.9% compare
- 82 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.7% compare
- 83 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7.6% compare
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 over-age students, primary in Benin?
- Over-age students, primary in Benin was 7.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for over-age students, primary?
- Benin ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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 (% of 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.