School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Benin
Benin: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 340,759 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Benin recorded 340,759 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female 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 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin peaked at 340,759 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 101,836 number, in 1974.
That places Benin 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female (number) (School) in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 132,985 number | — |
| 1971 | 136,217 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 140,752 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 145,110 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 101,836 number | -29.8% |
| 1975 | 103,974 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 106,742 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 110,451 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 114,124 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 117,689 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 120,667 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 124,255 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 188,889 number | +52.0% |
| 1983 | 195,758 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 202,391 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 207,832 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 213,719 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 221,156 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 228,437 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 235,521 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 241,885 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 249,073 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 257,811 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 266,759 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 275,577 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 283,419 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 291,315 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 301,371 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 203,160 number | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 209,193 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 214,752 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 219,665 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 225,928 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 232,074 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 238,018 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 243,685 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 249,033 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 255,817 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 262,484 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 269,005 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 275,386 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 281,629 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 289,454 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 297,377 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 305,128 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 312,380 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 318,766 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 326,331 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 333,697 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 340,759 number | +2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 340,759 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 370,782 number, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 340,759 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495,628 number, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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% | 124,255 number | 188,889 number |
| 1998 | -32.6% | 301,371 number | 203,160 number |
| 1974 | -29.8% | 145,110 number | 101,836 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120,988 number | 101,836 number | 145,110 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 193,862 number | 120,667 number | 235,521 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 257,956 number | 203,160 number | 301,371 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 241,046 number | 214,752 number | 269,005 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 308,091 number | 275,386 number | 340,759 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, female in Benin?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin was 340,759 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 340,759 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,836 number in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Benin ranks 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.