School age population, lower secondary education, female in Benin
Benin: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 548,651 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Benin is 548,651 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Benin peaked at 548,651 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 120,212 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, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 120,212 number | — |
| 1971 | 124,107 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 127,652 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 131,479 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 140,747 number | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 145,591 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 150,530 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 154,942 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 159,571 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 164,566 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 169,953 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 175,484 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 174,507 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 179,742 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 185,290 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 191,233 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 197,548 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 203,543 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 210,013 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 217,124 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 225,054 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 233,674 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 241,851 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 250,274 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 258,931 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 267,818 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 276,800 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 285,599 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 294,543 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 303,762 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 313,434 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 323,577 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 333,649 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 344,192 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 355,185 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 366,578 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 378,126 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 389,317 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 400,518 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 411,770 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 423,248 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 434,975 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 446,182 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 457,698 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 469,490 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 481,582 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 494,041 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 506,552 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 519,884 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 533,971 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 548,651 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 141,940 number | 120,212 number | 164,566 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 190,444 number | 169,953 number | 217,124 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 263,831 number | 225,054 number | 303,762 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 361,635 number | 313,434 number | 411,770 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 476,762 number | 423,248 number | 533,971 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 548,651 number | 548,651 number | 548,651 number | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Benin?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Benin was 548,651 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 548,651 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,212 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Benin ranks 63rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.