School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin
Benin: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.11 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.11 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin peaked at 1.11 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 241,486 number, in 1970.
That places Benin 63rd out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 241,486 number | — |
| 1971 | 248,468 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 254,845 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 262,093 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 280,431 number | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 290,070 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 299,907 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 308,764 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 318,184 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 328,400 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 339,390 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 350,607 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 348,363 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 358,876 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 369,928 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 381,660 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 394,086 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 405,916 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 418,905 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 433,324 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 449,469 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 467,056 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 483,678 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 500,976 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 518,853 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 537,206 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 555,724 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 573,845 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 592,274 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 611,246 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 631,141 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 652,034 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 672,741 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 694,524 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 717,227 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 740,620 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 764,135 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 786,985 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 809,880 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 832,906 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 856,464 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 880,637 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 903,516 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 927,114 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 951,264 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 975,929 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 283,265 number | 241,486 number | 328,400 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 380,106 number | 339,390 number | 433,324 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 529,033 number | 449,469 number | 611,246 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 730,219 number | 631,141 number | 832,906 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 965,881 number | 856,464 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.11 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Benin was 1.11 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 241,486 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 63rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.