School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Benin
Benin: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 147,103 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Benin stood at 147,103 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Benin peaked at 147,103 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32,934 number, in 1970.
Benin ranks 72nd of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,934 number | — |
| 1971 | 33,897 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 34,823 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 35,940 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 38,690 number | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 39,891 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 40,913 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 42,115 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 43,498 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 44,951 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 46,335 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 47,579 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 47,350 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 48,816 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 50,453 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 52,165 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 53,856 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 55,550 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 57,451 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 59,561 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 61,758 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 63,864 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 65,835 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 68,078 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 70,507 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 72,951 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 75,241 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 77,563 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 80,035 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 82,627 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 85,287 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 87,948 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 90,643 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 93,508 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 96,513 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 99,492 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 102,239 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 104,956 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 107,832 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 110,843 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 113,855 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 116,718 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 119,508 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 122,513 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 125,656 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 128,925 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 132,342 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 135,885 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 139,555 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 143,335 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 147,103 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,765 number | 32,934 number | 44,951 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,912 number | 46,335 number | 59,561 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,846 number | 61,758 number | 82,627 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,926 number | 85,287 number | 110,843 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,829 number | 113,855 number | 143,335 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,103 number | 147,103 number | 147,103 number | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Benin?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Benin was 147,103 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 147,103 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,934 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Benin ranks 72nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.