School age population, primary education, male in Benin
Benin: School age population, primary education, male was 969,696 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Benin, 1970β2020
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2022)
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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.