School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Benin
Benin: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 151,267 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Benin is 151,267 number, measured in 2020. 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 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Benin peaked at 151,267 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32,730 number, in 1970.
That places Benin 72nd out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,730 number | — |
| 1971 | 33,649 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 34,599 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 35,705 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 38,440 number | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 39,693 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 40,822 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 42,094 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 43,538 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 45,034 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 46,423 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 47,634 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 47,323 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 48,748 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 50,339 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 52,016 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 53,720 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 55,478 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 57,439 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 59,611 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 61,890 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 64,107 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 66,197 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 68,583 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 71,171 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 73,769 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 76,202 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 78,667 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 81,267 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 83,979 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 86,770 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 89,585 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 92,435 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 95,471 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 98,643 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 101,762 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 104,613 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 107,504 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 110,525 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 113,674 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 116,826 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 119,825 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 122,679 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 125,781 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 129,036 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 132,421 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 135,965 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 139,656 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 143,463 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 147,376 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 151,267 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,630 number | 32,730 number | 45,034 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,873 number | 46,423 number | 59,611 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,583 number | 61,890 number | 83,979 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,098 number | 86,770 number | 113,674 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 131,303 number | 116,826 number | 147,376 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 151,267 number | 151,267 number | 151,267 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Benin?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Benin was 151,267 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 151,267 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,730 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Benin ranks 72nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.