School age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin
Benin: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 340,759 number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin, 1970β2019
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.
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 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (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.