School age population, secondary education, female in Benin
Benin: School age population, secondary education, female was 920,909 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Benin is 920,909 number, measured 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 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Benin peaked at 920,909 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 201,474 number, in 1970.
That places Benin 68th 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, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 201,474 number | — |
| 1971 | 206,907 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 212,144 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 218,233 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 233,580 number | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 241,468 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 249,618 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 257,041 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 265,026 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 273,617 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 282,684 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 291,928 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 290,235 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 299,028 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 308,409 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 318,397 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 328,871 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 338,705 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 349,252 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 360,767 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 373,496 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 387,385 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 401,241 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 415,753 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 430,725 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 445,887 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 460,975 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 475,567 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 490,467 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 505,892 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 522,040 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 538,934 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 555,775 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 573,433 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 591,845 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 610,868 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 630,222 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 649,023 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 668,229 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 687,864 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 707,951 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 728,348 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 747,501 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 767,198 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 787,570 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 808,584 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 830,116 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 851,300 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 873,507 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 896,737 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 920,909 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 235,911 number | 201,474 number | 273,617 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 316,828 number | 282,684 number | 360,767 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 438,739 number | 373,496 number | 505,892 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 602,823 number | 522,040 number | 687,864 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 799,881 number | 707,951 number | 896,737 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 920,909 number | 920,909 number | 920,909 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.04 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Benin?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Benin was 920,909 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 920,909 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,474 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Benin ranks 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.