Benin's secondary education, general pupils was 965,124 in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 122.46% from 433,850 in 2006 (8.32% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 965,124 | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 699,101 | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | 433,850 | 2006 |
| Highest | 965,124 | 2016 |
| Lowest | 17,243 | 1971 |
| Average since 2011 | 865,066 | 2011–2016 |
| First recorded | 17,243 | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Benin's secondary education, general pupils rose 2.5% on 2015 (from 941,689 to 965,124).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2015), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 10.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 29.5% in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.5% in 1986. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2016, Benin had the 5th highest value of the 15 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 965,124 | 2016 |
| World | 532 million | 2018 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.8 million | 2018 |
| Lower middle income | 245 million | 2018 |
Closest to Benin in the 2016 ranking
What this measures
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 34 values
| Year | Secondary education, general pupils |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 965,124 |
| 2015 | 941,689 |
| 2014 | 873,090 |
| 2013 | 846,328 |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | 699,101 |
| 2010 | no data |
| 2009 | no data |
| 2008 | no data |
| 2007 | no data |
| 2006 |
Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies
- Angola — 1.75 million (2016)
- Botswana — 169,489 (2015)
- Burkina Faso — 1.25 million (2018)
- Burundi — 606,024 (2018)
- Cabo Verde — 52,143 (2018)
- Cameroon — 1.73 million (2016)
- Central African Republic — 132,695 (2017)
- Chad — 527,321 (2016)
- Comoros — 73,695 (2018)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 3.75 million (2015)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More education data for Benin
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 2.4 million (2022)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 108.04% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 103.91% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 112.06% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers — 59,742 (2022)
- School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 10.24% (2022)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Benin's secondary education, general pupils?
- 965,124 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 5,497% from 17,243 in 1971 (9.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 965,124 in 2016 and the lowest 17,243 in 1971.
- How does Benin rank?
- 5th highest of 15 economies with data for 2016.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Benin?
- In 2016, Benin's secondary education, general pupils rose 2.5% on 2015 (from 941,689 to 965,124). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2015), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 10.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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