School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Benin
Benin: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 595,999 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Benin, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Benin stood at 595,999. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Benin peaked at 595,999 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 390,393, in 2011.
Benin ranks 49th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 390,393 | — |
| 2012 | 401,051 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 412,182 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 432,521 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 453,072 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 463,658 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 476,172 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 488,442 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 500,279 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 512,568 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 526,378 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 542,871 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 560,175 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 576,920 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 595,999 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 446,419 | 390,393 | 500,279 | 9 |
| 2020s | 552,485 | 512,568 | 595,999 | 6 |
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More education data for Benin
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Benin?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Benin was 595,999 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 595,999 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 390,393 in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release