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

1.63 million number, with Mexico ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Mexico vs Philippines: Population of compulsory school age, female

Mexico

15.36 million number

in 2019

Philippines

13.74 million number

in 2019

Mexico rank

7th

Philippines rank

8th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Mexico
Philippines

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 15.36 million number against 13.74 million number in Philippines, a difference of 1.63 million number.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 7th and Philippines ranks 8th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.87 million number	8.89 million number	980,075 number	Mexico
2000s	11.94 million number	9.68 million number	2.25 million number	Mexico
2010s	14.75 million number	11.76 million number	2.99 million number	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Mexico or Philippines?: Mexico, at 15.36 million number against 13.74 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Mexico and Philippines?: 1.63 million number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Mexico ranks 7th 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.