School age population, primary education, female in Benin

Benin: School age population, primary education, female was 942,440 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
942,440 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
68th
of 206 countries
All-time high
942,440 number
in 2020
All-time low
218,249 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, female in Benin, 1970–2020

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Benin stood at 942,440 number. 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 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Benin peaked at 942,440 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 218,249 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 256,700 number 218,249 number 297,233 number 10
1980s 343,061 number 305,928 number 393,463 number 10
1990s 471,857 number 406,353 number 542,532 number 10
2000s 636,584 number 559,055 number 716,164 number 10
2010s 824,137 number 734,024 number 920,984 number 10
2020s 942,440 number 942,440 number 942,440 number 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 65 Cambodia 1.00 million number compare
  2. 66 Rwanda 968,901 number compare
  3. 67 Burundi 960,767 number compare
  4. 69 Ecuador 926,773 number compare
  5. 70 South Sudan 884,182 number compare
  6. 71 Sri Lanka 833,571 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in Benin?
School age population, primary education, female in Benin was 942,440 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 942,440 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 218,249 number in 1970.
How does Benin rank for school age population, primary education, female?
Benin ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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