What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Brazil and Philippines?

1.76 million number, with Philippines ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Philippines: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Brazil

26.48 million number

in 2011

Philippines

28.24 million number

in 2019

Brazil rank

9th

Philippines rank

8th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Brazil
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 28.24 million number against 26.48 million number in Brazil, a difference of 1.76 million number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.38 million number	18.34 million number	8.03 million number	Brazil
2000s	27.48 million number	19.90 million number	7.58 million number	Brazil
2010s	26.48 million number	22.94 million number	3.54 million number	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Brazil or Philippines?: Philippines, at 28.24 million number against 26.48 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Brazil and Philippines?: 1.76 million number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Philippines?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Philippines rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Brazil ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.