School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Benin
Benin: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 942,440 number in 2020. ▲ 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
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.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 218,249 number | — |
| 1971 | 223,872 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 231,178 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 238,858 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 256,658 number | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 263,752 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 270,102 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 278,957 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 288,138 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 297,233 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 305,928 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 314,040 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 312,135 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 322,784 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 333,860 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 344,882 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 355,391 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 367,666 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 380,463 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 393,463 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 406,353 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 418,856 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 432,950 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 448,088 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 463,582 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 478,653 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 492,700 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 509,077 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 525,781 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 542,532 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 559,055 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 575,000 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 592,641 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 610,601 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 628,374 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 645,390 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 661,272 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 679,467 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 697,876 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 716,164 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 734,024 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 751,272 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 770,474 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 790,746 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 811,737 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 833,029 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 854,049 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 876,296 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 898,763 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 920,984 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 942,440 number | +2.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 942,440 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 942,440 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.