Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Philippines
1.12 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
15.80 million number
in 2019
Philippines rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
14th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 15.80 million number against 1.12 million number in Philippines, a difference of 14.69 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.2 times Philippines's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 202 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 590,202 number 5.23 million number 4.64 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 731,792 number 6.90 million number 6.17 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 903,789 number 8.82 million number 7.91 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.04 million number 11.14 million number 10.10 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.08 million number 14.38 million number 13.30 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 15.80 million number against 1.12 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14.69 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Philippines ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/