School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Benin
Benin: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 691,778 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Benin, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Benin recorded 691,778 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Benin peaked at 691,778 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 205,025 number, in 1974.
Benin ranks 74th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 266,159 number | — |
| 1971 | 272,827 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 282,343 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 291,540 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 205,025 number | -29.7% |
| 1975 | 209,292 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 214,851 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 222,215 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 229,485 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 236,569 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 242,687 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 249,997 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 379,905 number | +52.0% |
| 1983 | 393,868 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 407,413 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 418,503 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 430,564 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 445,678 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 460,517 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 475,011 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 488,102 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 502,961 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 520,832 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 539,194 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 557,319 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 573,444 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 589,648 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 610,186 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 411,309 number | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 423,609 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 434,992 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 445,136 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 457,947 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 470,571 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 482,789 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 494,371 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 505,178 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 519,069 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 532,599 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 545,776 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 558,697 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 571,445 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 587,334 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 603,506 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 619,363 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 634,176 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 647,142 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 662,543 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 677,492 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 691,778 number | +2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 691,778 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 754,949 number, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 691,778 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +52.0% | 249,997 number | 379,905 number |
| 1998 | -32.6% | 610,186 number | 411,309 number |
| 1974 | -29.7% | 291,540 number | 205,025 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 243,031 number | 205,025 number | 291,540 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 390,414 number | 242,687 number | 475,011 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 521,660 number | 411,309 number | 610,186 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 488,843 number | 434,992 number | 545,776 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 625,348 number | 558,697 number | 691,778 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Benin?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Benin was 691,778 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 691,778 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 205,025 number in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.