School age population, primary education, male in Benin

Benin: School age population, primary education, male was 969,696 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
969,696 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
68th
of 206 countries
All-time high
969,696 number
in 2020
All-time low
216,846 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Benin is 969,696 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 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Benin peaked at 969,696 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 216,846 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 256,983 number 216,846 number 298,887 number 10
1980s 344,514 number 307,472 number 396,172 number 10
1990s 479,047 number 409,709 number 553,434 number 10
2000s 652,340 number 570,755 number 735,607 number 10
2010s 847,354 number 754,041 number 947,684 number 10
2020s 969,696 number 969,696 number 969,696 number 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 65 Cambodia 1.05 million number compare
  2. 66 Rwanda 970,712 number compare
  3. 67 Burundi 970,251 number compare
  4. 69 Ecuador 968,157 number compare
  5. 70 South Sudan 906,068 number compare
  6. 71 Ukraine 876,300 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in Benin?
School age population, primary education, male in Benin was 969,696 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 969,696 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 216,846 number in 1970.
How does Benin rank for school age population, primary education, male?
Benin ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (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

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