School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Benin
Benin: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.87 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.87 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
70th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.87 million number
in 2020
All-time low
403,241 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.87 million number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Benin peaked at 1.87 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 403,241 number, in 1970.
That places Benin 70th out of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 403,241 number | — |
| 1971 | 415,015 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 425,052 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 436,341 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 465,711 number | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 481,062 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 497,161 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 511,837 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 527,828 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 545,134 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 563,496 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 582,260 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 578,272 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 595,948 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 614,848 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 634,910 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 655,852 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 675,178 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 696,113 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 719,213 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 744,979 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 773,267 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 801,240 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 830,855 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 861,626 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 892,874 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 923,990 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 953,939 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 984,567 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.05 million number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.12 million number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.23 million number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.27 million number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.39 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.43 million number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.55 million number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.59 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.64 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.77 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.82 million number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.87 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 470,838 number | 403,241 number | 545,134 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 631,609 number | 563,496 number | 719,213 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 878,368 number | 744,979 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.82 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 million number | 1.87 million number | 1.87 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Benin?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Benin was 1.87 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 403,241 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.