School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin
Benin: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 843,419 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Benin recorded 843,419 for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin peaked at 843,419 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 453,526, in 1999.
Benin ranks 82nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 453,526 | — |
| 2000 | 468,718 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 473,339 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 484,267 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 497,167 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 509,835 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 522,101 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 535,460 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 549,784 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 567,157 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 585,402 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 603,014 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 623,882 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 643,679 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 657,527 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 671,372 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 688,440 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 708,449 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 731,001 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 753,779 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 774,805 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 794,076 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 811,483 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 824,885 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 832,936 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 837,800 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 843,419 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 453,526 | 453,526 | 453,526 | 1 |
| 2000s | 519,323 | 468,718 | 585,402 | 10 |
| 2010s | 685,595 | 603,014 | 774,805 | 10 |
| 2020s | 824,100 | 794,076 | 843,419 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Benin was 843,419 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 843,419 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 453,526 in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 82nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release