School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Benin
Benin: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 212,015 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
212,015
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
61st
of 222 countries
All-time high
212,015
in 2025
All-time low
45,831
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
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Benin is 212,015, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% 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 212,015 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45,831, 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 | 45,831 | — |
| 1971 | 47,212 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 48,456 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 49,706 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 53,428 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 54,983 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 56,607 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 58,305 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 59,881 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 61,611 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 63,494 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 65,424 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 64,485 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 66,539 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 68,553 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 71,650 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 74,967 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 78,095 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 80,586 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 82,835 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 85,525 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 88,123 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 90,747 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 93,649 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 97,016 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 99,078 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 101,981 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 104,879 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 107,627 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 110,852 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 118,572 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 118,624 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 120,938 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 124,178 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 127,506 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 130,641 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 133,866 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 137,125 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 141,035 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 145,824 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 150,315 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 154,725 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 160,705 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 164,533 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 167,578 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 171,422 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 176,080 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 181,497 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 187,532 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 193,052 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 198,130 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 202,748 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 206,922 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 209,550 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 211,025 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 212,015 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,602 | 45,831 | 61,611 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,663 | 63,494 | 82,835 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,948 | 85,525 | 110,852 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,831 | 118,572 | 145,824 | 10 |
| 2010s | 170,744 | 150,315 | 193,052 | 10 |
| 2020s | 206,732 | 198,130 | 212,015 | 6 |
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More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.82 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,708 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,034 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,977 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 81,696 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 212,015 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 212,015 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,831 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release