School age population, tertiary education, male in Benin
Benin: School age population, tertiary education, male was 534,092 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Benin, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, male in Benin stood at 534,092 number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Benin peaked at 534,092 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 110,483 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 | 132,851 number | 110,483 number | 153,469 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 178,355 number | 158,305 number | 204,575 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 250,401 number | 211,664 number | 291,192 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 352,152 number | 301,053 number | 404,351 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 474,233 number | 416,954 number | 534,092 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 71 Kazakhstan 568,567 number compare
- 72 Guinea 565,837 number compare
- 73 Romania 548,054 number compare
- 75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 528,115 number compare
- 76 Haiti 527,840 number compare
- 77 Netherlands 522,466 number compare
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, male in Benin?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Benin was 534,092 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 534,092 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,483 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Benin ranks 74th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.