Population of compulsory school age, male in Benin
Benin: Population of compulsory school age, male was 1.21 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Benin, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.21 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Benin peaked at 1.21 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 577,281, in 1998.
Benin ranks 74th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 577,281 | — |
| 1999 | 594,066 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 611,100 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 632,992 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 652,558 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 671,406 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 690,574 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 710,335 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 730,502 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 745,524 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 763,942 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 783,858 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 805,307 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 827,840 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 851,572 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 878,059 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 905,047 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 931,232 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 956,467 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 981,881 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.12 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.15 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.18 million | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 1.21 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 585,674 | 577,281 | 594,066 | 2 |
| 2000s | 699,279 | 611,100 | 783,858 | 10 |
| 2010s | 918,068 | 805,307 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million | 1.06 million | 1.21 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 71 Honduras 1.33 million compare
- 72 Netherlands 1.25 million compare
- 73 South Sudan 1.24 million compare
- 75 Togo 1.20 million compare
- 76 Guinea 1.17 million compare
- 77 Tajikistan 1.11 million compare
More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Benin?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Benin was 1.21 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 577,281 in 1998.
- How does Benin rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Benin ranks 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release