Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Benin
Benin: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 339,466 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Benin stood at 339,466 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Benin peaked at 339,466 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80,404 number, in 1970.
Benin ranks 68th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80,404 number | — |
| 1971 | 82,351 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 85,248 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 88,095 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 95,141 number | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 97,694 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 99,924 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 103,329 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 106,701 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 109,981 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 113,125 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 116,101 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 114,974 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 119,135 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 123,323 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 127,353 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 131,029 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 135,730 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 140,392 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 145,003 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 149,535 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 153,945 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 159,410 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 165,092 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 170,790 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 176,237 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 181,219 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 187,556 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 193,797 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 199,848 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 205,618 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 210,968 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 217,292 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 223,533 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 229,600 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 235,345 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 240,678 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 247,378 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 253,898 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 260,254 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 266,459 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 272,531 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 279,903 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 287,601 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 295,366 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 302,912 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 309,902 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 317,646 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 325,221 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 332,535 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 339,466 number | +2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 339,466 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 339,466 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94,887 number | 80,404 number | 109,981 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 126,616 number | 113,125 number | 145,003 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 173,743 number | 149,535 number | 199,848 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 232,456 number | 205,618 number | 260,254 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 299,008 number | 266,459 number | 332,535 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 339,466 number | 339,466 number | 339,466 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Benin?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Benin was 339,466 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 339,466 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,404 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Benin ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.