What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Mexico and Philippines?

175,600 number, with Mexico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?

34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Philippines: Enrolment in primary education, male

Mexico

7.17 million number

in 2018

Philippines

6.99 million number

in 2018

Mexico rank

11th

Philippines rank

12th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Mexico
Philippines

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 7.17 million number against 6.99 million number in Philippines, a difference of 175,600 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 12th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6.01 million number	3.76 million number	2.25 million number	Mexico
1980s	7.71 million number	4.59 million number	3.12 million number	Mexico
1990s	7.49 million number	5.71 million number	1.78 million number	Mexico
2000s	7.55 million number	6.74 million number	814,887 number	Mexico
2010s	7.30 million number	7.37 million number	66,414 number	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Mexico or Philippines?: Mexico, at 7.17 million number against 6.99 million number in Philippines as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Mexico and Philippines?: 175,600 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Mexico ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 12th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.