School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Benin
Benin: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 351,019 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Benin, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Benin is 351,019 number, measured 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, male in Benin peaked at 351,019 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 103,189 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, male (number) (School) in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 133,174 number | — |
| 1971 | 136,610 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 141,591 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 146,430 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 103,189 number | -29.5% |
| 1975 | 105,318 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 108,109 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 111,764 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 115,361 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 118,880 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 122,020 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 125,742 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 191,016 number | +51.9% |
| 1983 | 198,110 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 205,022 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 210,671 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 216,845 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 224,522 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 232,080 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 239,490 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 246,217 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 253,888 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 263,021 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 272,435 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 281,742 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 290,025 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 298,333 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 308,815 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 208,149 number | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 214,416 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 220,240 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 225,471 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 232,019 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 238,497 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 244,771 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 250,686 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 256,145 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 263,252 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 270,115 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 276,771 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 283,311 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 289,816 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 297,880 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 306,129 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 314,235 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 321,796 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 328,376 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 336,212 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 343,795 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 351,019 number | +2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 351,019 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,167 number, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 351,019 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 504,502 number, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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 | +51.9% | 125,742 number | 191,016 number |
| 1998 | -32.6% | 308,815 number | 208,149 number |
| 1974 | -29.5% | 146,430 number | 103,189 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 122,043 number | 103,189 number | 146,430 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 196,552 number | 122,020 number | 239,490 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 263,704 number | 208,149 number | 308,815 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,797 number | 220,240 number | 276,771 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,257 number | 283,311 number | 351,019 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, male in Benin?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Benin was 351,019 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 351,019 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,189 number in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Benin ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.