Benin - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Benin was 128,583 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 493,668 in 1990 and a minimum value of 50,858 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 333,568
1985 339,598
1986 363,924
1988 393,436
1989 403,289
1990 493,668
1992 442,263
1993 422,018
1994 425,142
1995 416,016
1996 406,352
1997 385,559
2003 190,242
2004 156,091
2005 212,337
2006 176,619
2008 139,539
2009 83,737
2010 75,552
2011 77,060
2012 67,812
2014 59,910
2017 52,739
2018 50,858
2019 120,970
2020 128,583

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Benin was 90,707 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 296,299 in 1990 and a minimum value of 88,277 in 2019.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 222,597
1985 227,773
1986 238,281
1988 255,703
1989 262,661
1990 296,299
1992 290,085
1993 285,448
1994 284,325
1995 281,208
1996 276,360
1997 266,790
2006 142,666
2008 114,582
2019 88,277
2020 90,707

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Benin was 9.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 72.92 in 1990, while its lowest value was 9.59 in 2019.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 66.67
1985 66.04
1986 67.05
1988 67.21
1989 66.76
1990 72.92
1992 67.00
1993 63.70
1994 61.33
1995 58.75
1996 56.09
1997 52.41
2006 21.57
2008 16.42
2019 9.59
2020 9.62

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Benin was 37,876 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 197,369 in 1990 and a minimum value of 24,957 in 2008.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 110,971
1985 111,825
1986 125,643
1988 137,733
1989 140,628
1990 197,369
1992 152,178
1993 136,570
1994 140,817
1995 134,808
1996 129,992
1997 118,769
2006 33,953
2008 24,957
2019 32,693
2020 37,876

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Benin was 3.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 48.17 in 1990, while its lowest value was 3.45 in 2019.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 33.16
1985 32.33
1986 35.21
1988 35.99
1989 35.50
1990 48.17
1992 34.75
1993 30.09
1994 29.94
1995 27.72
1996 25.93
1997 22.91
2006 5.01
2008 3.48
2019 3.45
2020 3.91

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Benin was 6.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 60.49 in 1990, while its lowest value was 2.79 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 49.90
1985 49.16
1986 51.10
1988 51.56
1989 51.07
1990 60.49
1992 50.79
1993 46.79
1994 45.52
1995 43.11
1996 40.88
1997 37.52
2003 15.40
2004 12.27
2005 16.24
2006 13.19
2008 9.86
2009 5.77
2010 5.08
2011 5.06
2012 4.34
2014 3.64
2017 2.97
2018 2.79
2019 6.47
2020 6.72

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation