School age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin

Benin: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 340,759 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
340,759 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
75th
of 206 countries
All-time high
340,759 number
in 2019
All-time low
101,836 number
in 1974
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, female in Benin, 1970–2019

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k350.0k197019942019

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 72 Chile 367,734 number compare
  2. 73 Burundi 358,488 number compare
  3. 74 Togo 343,757 number compare
  4. 76 Sri Lanka 329,624 number compare
  5. 77 Sierra Leone 328,005 number compare
  6. 78 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 326,096 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.