Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Benin
Benin: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 172,199 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Benin is 172,199 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Benin peaked at 172,199 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40,114 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, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40,114 number | — |
| 1971 | 41,120 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 42,607 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 44,090 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 47,762 number | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 49,092 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 50,226 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 51,929 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 53,602 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 55,226 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 56,792 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 58,299 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 57,674 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 59,773 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 61,898 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 63,953 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 65,833 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 68,220 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 70,595 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 72,952 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 75,280 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 77,557 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 80,357 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 83,277 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 86,209 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 89,009 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 91,567 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 94,807 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 97,990 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 101,074 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 104,025 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 106,778 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 110,012 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 113,217 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 116,335 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 119,275 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 121,978 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 125,415 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 128,730 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 131,943 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 135,083 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 138,172 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 141,906 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 145,829 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 149,796 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 153,649 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 157,206 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 161,149 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 164,995 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 168,699 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 172,199 number | +2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 172,199 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 172,199 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47,577 number | 40,114 number | 55,226 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,599 number | 56,792 number | 72,952 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,713 number | 75,280 number | 101,074 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 117,771 number | 104,025 number | 131,943 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 151,648 number | 135,083 number | 168,699 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 172,199 number | 172,199 number | 172,199 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, male in Benin?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Benin was 172,199 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 172,199 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,114 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Benin ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.