Population, age 12, female in Benin
Benin: Population, age 12, female was 136,294 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 12, female in Benin, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 12, female in Benin stood at 136,294. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 12, female in Benin peaked at 136,294 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62,141, in 1990.
Benin ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77,556 | 62,141 | 89,145 | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,012 | 91,223 | 116,804 | 10 |
| 2010s | 126,834 | 119,744 | 136,294 | 5 |
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More education data for Benin
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 12, female in Benin?
- Population, age 12, female in Benin was 136,294 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 12, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 136,294 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 12, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,141 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for population, age 12, female?
- Benin ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 12, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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, published as part of Population, age 12, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.