What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Indonesia and Philippines?

6.56 million number, with Indonesia ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Indonesia vs Philippines: Population of compulsory school age, female

Indonesia

20.30 million number

in 2019

Philippines

13.74 million number

in 2019

Indonesia rank

6th

Philippines rank

8th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Indonesia
Philippines

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 20.30 million number against 13.74 million number in Philippines, a difference of 6.56 million number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Philippines's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 6th and Philippines ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.78 million number	9.80 million number	9.97 million number	Indonesia
2010s	20.31 million number	11.76 million number	8.55 million number	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Indonesia or Philippines?: Indonesia, at 20.30 million number against 13.74 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Indonesia and Philippines?: 6.56 million number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Indonesia and Philippines rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Indonesia ranks 6th and Philippines ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (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, female (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: 07 August 2026

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