School age population, secondary education, male in Benin
Benin: School age population, secondary education, male was 945,219 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Benin recorded 945,219 number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Benin peaked at 945,219 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 201,767 number, in 1970.
Benin ranks 70th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 201,767 number | — |
| 1971 | 208,108 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 212,908 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 218,108 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 232,131 number | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 239,594 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 247,543 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 254,796 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 262,802 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 271,517 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 280,812 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 290,332 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 288,037 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 296,920 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 306,439 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 316,513 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 326,981 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 336,473 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 346,861 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 358,446 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 371,483 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 385,882 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 399,999 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 415,102 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 430,901 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 446,987 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 463,015 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 478,372 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 494,100 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 510,443 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 527,646 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 545,736 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 563,551 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 582,372 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 602,017 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 622,162 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 642,365 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 661,739 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 681,570 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 701,976 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 723,095 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 744,810 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 764,790 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 785,523 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 807,057 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 829,207 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 851,721 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 873,403 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 896,211 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 920,179 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 945,219 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 234,927 number | 201,767 number | 271,517 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 314,781 number | 280,812 number | 358,446 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 439,628 number | 371,483 number | 510,443 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 613,113 number | 527,646 number | 701,976 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 819,600 number | 723,095 number | 920,179 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 945,219 number | 945,219 number | 945,219 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, male in Benin?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Benin was 945,219 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 945,219 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,767 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Benin ranks 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.