School age population, primary education, both sexes in Benin
Benin: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.91 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Benin is 1.91 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Benin peaked at 1.91 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 435,095 number, in 1970.
That places Benin 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 435,095 number | — |
| 1971 | 446,606 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 461,324 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 476,899 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 513,503 number | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 528,297 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 541,521 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 559,497 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 577,967 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 596,120 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 613,400 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 629,563 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 625,093 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 646,317 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 668,536 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 690,801 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 712,184 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 737,100 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 763,120 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 789,635 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 816,062 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 841,859 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 870,819 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 902,009 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 933,976 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 965,053 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 993,974 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.03 million number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.16 million number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.24 million number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.27 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.45 million number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.65 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.69 million number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.73 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.82 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.87 million number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.91 million number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 513,683 number | 435,095 number | 596,120 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 687,575 number | 613,400 number | 789,635 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 950,904 number | 816,062 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 million number | 1.91 million number | 1.91 million number | 1 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Benin?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Benin was 1.91 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 435,095 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.