School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Benin
Benin: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 372,258 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
372,258 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
76th
of 205 countries
All-time high
372,258 number
in 2020
All-time low
81,262 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Benin, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81,262 number | — |
| 1971 | 82,800 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 84,492 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 86,754 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 92,833 number | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 95,877 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 99,088 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 102,099 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 105,455 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 109,051 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 112,731 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 116,444 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 115,728 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 119,286 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 123,119 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 127,164 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 131,323 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 135,162 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 139,239 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 143,643 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 148,442 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 153,711 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 159,390 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 165,479 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 171,794 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 178,069 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 184,175 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 189,968 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 195,924 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 202,130 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 208,606 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 215,357 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 222,126 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 229,241 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 236,660 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 244,290 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 252,096 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 259,706 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 267,711 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 276,094 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 284,703 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 293,373 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 301,319 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 309,500 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 318,080 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 327,002 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 336,075 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 344,748 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 353,623 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 362,766 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 372,258 number | +2.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 372,258 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 372,258 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 73 Romania 384,828 number compare
- 74 Guatemala 384,803 number compare
- 75 Dominican Republic 379,009 number compare
- 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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.56 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.39 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.