School age population, early childhood education, female in Benin
Benin: School age population, early childhood education, female was 416,190 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Benin, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Benin stood at 416,190. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Benin peaked at 416,190 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 223,154, 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, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 223,154 | — |
| 2000 | 230,600 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 232,847 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 238,217 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 244,553 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 250,757 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 256,794 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 263,467 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 270,676 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 279,326 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 288,284 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 296,974 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 307,421 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 317,376 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 324,343 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 331,302 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 339,846 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 349,761 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 360,840 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 372,054 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 382,456 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 392,017 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 400,629 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 407,225 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 411,185 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 413,534 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 416,190 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 223,154 | 223,154 | 223,154 | 1 |
| 2000s | 255,552 | 230,600 | 288,284 | 10 |
| 2010s | 338,237 | 296,974 | 382,456 | 10 |
| 2020s | 406,797 | 392,017 | 416,190 | 6 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 423,019 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 506,080 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2543 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 170,241 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Benin?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Benin was 416,190 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 416,190 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,154 in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Benin ranks 82nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release