Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Benin
Benin: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 167,267 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Benin is 167,267 number, measured in 2020. 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 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Benin peaked at 167,267 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40,290 number, in 1970.
That places Benin 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40,290 number | — |
| 1971 | 41,231 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 42,641 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 44,005 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 47,379 number | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 48,602 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 49,698 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 51,400 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 53,099 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 54,755 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 56,333 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 57,802 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 57,300 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 59,362 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 61,425 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 63,400 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 65,196 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 67,510 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 69,797 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 72,051 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 74,255 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 76,388 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 79,053 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 81,815 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 84,581 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 87,228 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 89,652 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 92,749 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 95,807 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 98,774 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 101,593 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 104,190 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 107,280 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 110,316 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 113,265 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 116,070 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 118,700 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 121,963 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 125,168 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 128,311 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 131,376 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 134,359 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 137,997 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 141,772 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 145,570 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 149,263 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 152,696 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 156,497 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 160,226 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 163,836 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 167,267 number | +2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 167,267 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 167,267 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47,310 number | 40,290 number | 54,755 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,018 number | 56,333 number | 72,051 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 86,030 number | 74,255 number | 98,774 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,686 number | 101,593 number | 128,311 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 147,359 number | 131,376 number | 163,836 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,267 number | 167,267 number | 167,267 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, female in Benin?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Benin was 167,267 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 167,267 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,290 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Benin ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.