School age population, lower secondary education, male in Benin
Benin: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 563,625 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Benin stood at 563,625 number. 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 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Benin peaked at 563,625 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 121,274 number, in 1970.
Benin ranks 63rd of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 121,274 number | — |
| 1971 | 124,361 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 127,193 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 130,614 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 139,684 number | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 144,479 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 149,377 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 153,822 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 158,613 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 163,834 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 169,437 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 175,123 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 173,856 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 179,134 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 184,638 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 190,427 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 196,538 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 202,373 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 208,892 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 216,200 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 224,415 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 233,382 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 241,827 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 250,702 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 259,922 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 269,388 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 278,924 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 288,246 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 297,731 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 307,484 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 317,707 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 328,457 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 339,092 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 350,332 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 362,042 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 374,042 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 386,009 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 397,668 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 409,362 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 421,136 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 433,216 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 445,662 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 457,334 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 469,416 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 481,774 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 494,347 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 507,197 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 520,032 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 533,807 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 548,410 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 563,625 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 141,325 number | 121,274 number | 163,834 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 189,662 number | 169,437 number | 216,200 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 265,202 number | 224,415 number | 307,484 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 368,585 number | 317,707 number | 421,136 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 489,120 number | 433,216 number | 548,410 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 563,625 number | 563,625 number | 563,625 number | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Benin?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Benin was 563,625 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 563,625 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,274 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Benin ranks 63rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.