School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Benin
Benin: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 293,475 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Benin, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Benin recorded 293,475 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Benin peaked at 293,475 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 192,927, 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, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 192,927 | — |
| 2012 | 198,008 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 203,367 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 213,224 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 222,982 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 228,088 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 234,160 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 240,117 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 245,896 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 252,004 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 258,925 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 267,106 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 275,595 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 283,883 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 293,475 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 219,863 | 192,927 | 245,896 | 9 |
| 2020s | 271,831 | 252,004 | 293,475 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Benin?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Benin was 293,475 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 293,475 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,927 in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release