School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin
Benin: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 753,852 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
753,852 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
76th
of 205 countries
All-time high
753,852 number
in 2020
All-time low
161,755 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Benin recorded 753,852 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin peaked at 753,852 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 161,755 number, in 1970.
That places Benin 76th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 161,755 number | — |
| 1971 | 166,547 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 170,207 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 174,248 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 185,280 number | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 190,992 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 197,254 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 203,073 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 209,644 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 216,734 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 224,106 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 231,653 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 229,909 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 237,072 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 244,920 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 253,250 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 261,766 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 269,262 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 277,208 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 285,889 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 295,510 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 306,211 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 317,562 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 329,879 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 342,773 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 355,668 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 368,266 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 380,094 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 392,293 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 405,089 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 418,545 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 432,636 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 446,585 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 461,281 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 476,635 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 492,410 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 508,452 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 523,777 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 539,919 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 556,934 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 574,582 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 592,521 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 608,775 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 625,607 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 643,363 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 661,862 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 680,599 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 698,119 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 716,027 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 734,535 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 753,852 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 187,573 number | 161,755 number | 216,734 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 251,504 number | 224,106 number | 285,889 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 349,334 number | 295,510 number | 405,089 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 485,717 number | 418,545 number | 556,934 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 653,599 number | 574,582 number | 734,535 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 753,852 number | 753,852 number | 753,852 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 73 Romania 791,944 number compare
- 74 Guatemala 785,258 number compare
- 75 Dominican Republic 766,794 number compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 745,192 number compare
- 78 Sierra Leone 692,517 number compare
- 79 Burundi 678,635 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Benin was 753,852 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 753,852 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,755 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 76th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.