Population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines

Philippines: Population of compulsory school age, male was 14.50 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14.50 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
8th
of 186 countries
All-time high
14.50 million number
in 2019
All-time low
9.21 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines, 1998–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1998200820191998: 9.2M number1999: 9.4M number2000: 9.5M number2001: 9.7M number2002: 9.8M number2003: 10.0M number2004: 10.1M number2005: 10.2M number2006: 10.4M number2007: 10.5M number2008: 10.6M number2009: 10.6M number2010: 11.8M number2011: 11.8M number2012: 11.9M number2013: 12.0M number2014: 12.0M number2015: 12.1M number2016: 12.1M number2017: 12.2M number2018: 14.4M number2019: 14.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines stood at 14.50 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines peaked at 14.50 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.21 million number, in 1998.

That places Philippines 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.29 million number 9.21 million number 9.38 million number 2
2000s 10.13 million number 9.54 million number 10.64 million number 10
2010s 12.47 million number 11.81 million number 14.50 million number 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 5 Nigeria 23.95 million number compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 21.46 million number compare
  3. 7 Mexico 16.00 million number compare
  4. 9 Brazil 13.47 million number compare
  5. 10 Egypt 11.83 million number compare
  6. 11 Ethiopia 11.19 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines was 14.50 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 14.50 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 9.21 million number in 1998.
How does Philippines rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Philippines ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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

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