School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Benin
Benin: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 418,636 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
418,636
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
61st
of 222 countries
All-time high
418,636
in 2025
All-time low
91,421
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Benin, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Benin stood at 418,636. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Benin peaked at 418,636 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91,421, in 1970.
Benin ranks 61st of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91,421 | — |
| 1971 | 94,110 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 96,552 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 99,011 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 106,232 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 109,287 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 112,450 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 115,771 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 118,862 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 122,254 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 125,939 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 129,703 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 128,047 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 132,049 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 135,946 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 141,986 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 148,460 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 154,632 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 159,504 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 163,875 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 169,108 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 174,219 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 179,364 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 185,005 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 191,555 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 195,452 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 201,015 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 206,564 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 211,974 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 218,324 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 233,476 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 233,541 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 238,063 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 244,436 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 250,949 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 257,086 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 263,466 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 270,039 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 277,887 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 287,339 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 296,101 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 304,899 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 316,899 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 324,629 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 330,742 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 338,480 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 347,768 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 358,454 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 370,294 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 381,199 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 391,295 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 400,462 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 408,680 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 413,867 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 416,780 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 418,636 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106,595 | 91,421 | 122,254 | 10 |
| 1980s | 142,014 | 125,939 | 163,875 | 10 |
| 1990s | 193,258 | 169,108 | 218,324 | 10 |
| 2000s | 255,628 | 233,476 | 287,339 | 10 |
| 2010s | 336,946 | 296,101 | 381,199 | 10 |
| 2020s | 408,287 | 391,295 | 418,636 | 6 |
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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, one year before the official primary entry in Benin?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Benin was 418,636 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 418,636 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,421 in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Benin ranks 61st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release