School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Benin
Benin: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.06 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Benin, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.06 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Benin peaked at 1.06 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 237,006 number, in 1970.
That places Benin 74th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 237,006 number | — |
| 1971 | 241,522 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 246,392 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 252,727 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 269,266 number | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 276,837 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 285,001 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 292,293 number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 300,430 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 309,569 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 319,728 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 330,937 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 327,992 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 338,927 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 350,541 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 362,683 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 375,418 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 387,256 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 399,689 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 412,811 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 426,839 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 441,936 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 458,227 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 475,547 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 493,748 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 512,515 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 531,468 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 548,594 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 566,328 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 584,698 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 603,929 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 624,326 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 645,192 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 667,158 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 690,006 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 713,490 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 737,425 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 759,230 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 781,757 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 805,337 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 830,352 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 857,047 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 883,441 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 911,152 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 939,686 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 968,751 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 998,517 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 million number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 271,104 number | 237,006 number | 309,569 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 360,598 number | 319,728 number | 412,811 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 503,990 number | 426,839 number | 584,698 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 702,785 number | 603,929 number | 805,337 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 941,660 number | 830,352 number | 1.06 million number | 9 |
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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, tertiary education, both sexes in Benin?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Benin was 1.06 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,006 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 74th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.