East Asia & Pacific vs Philippines: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

East Asia & Pacific
16.52 million number
in 2019
Philippines
1.18 million number
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific rank
12th
Philippines rank
12th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Philippines
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019952020

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 16.52 million number against 1.18 million number in Philippines, a difference of 15.34 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 14.0 times Philippines's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 12th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 19.60 million number 618,830 number 18.98 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 18.13 million number 764,384 number 17.36 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 19.84 million number 945,727 number 18.89 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 16.48 million number 1.09 million number 15.38 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 16.19 million number 1.13 million number 15.05 million number East Asia & Pacific

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, East Asia & Pacific or Philippines?
East Asia & Pacific, at 16.52 million number against 1.18 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between East Asia & Pacific and Philippines?
15.34 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Philippines?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Philippines rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Philippines ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, 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
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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

Male 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/