School age population, upper secondary education, female in Benin
Benin: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 372,258 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Benin, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Benin stood at 372,258 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Benin peaked at 372,258 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81,262 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93,971 number | 81,262 number | 109,051 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 126,384 number | 112,731 number | 143,643 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 174,908 number | 148,442 number | 202,130 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 241,189 number | 208,606 number | 276,094 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,119 number | 284,703 number | 362,766 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 372,258 number | 372,258 number | 372,258 number | 1 |
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- 77 Papua New Guinea 360,805 number compare
- 78 Sierra Leone 345,252 number compare
- 79 Burundi 339,541 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, female in Benin?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Benin was 372,258 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 372,258 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,262 number in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Benin ranks 76th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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, 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.