School age population, tertiary education, female in Benin
Benin: School age population, tertiary education, female was 523,902 number in 2018. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Benin, 1970β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in Benin stood at 523,902 number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Benin peaked at 523,902 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 126,523 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 138,253 number | 126,523 number | 156,100 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 182,243 number | 161,423 number | 208,236 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 253,589 number | 215,175 number | 293,506 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 350,633 number | 302,876 number | 400,986 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 467,427 number | 413,398 number | 523,902 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)
- 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, tertiary education, female in Benin?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Benin was 523,902 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 523,902 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,523 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Benin ranks 74th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.