School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Philippines

Philippines: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1.12 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.12 million number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.12 million number
in 2020
All-time low
535,921 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Philippines, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 1.12 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Philippines peaked at 1.12 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 535,921 number, in 1970.

That places Philippines 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 590,202 number 535,921 number 645,749 number 10
1980s 731,792 number 658,964 number 807,059 number 10
1990s 903,789 number 823,138 number 978,145 number 10
2000s 1.04 million number 987,183 number 1.07 million number 10
2010s 1.08 million number 1.03 million number 1.12 million number 10
2020s 1.12 million number 1.12 million number 1.12 million number 1

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 9 Bangladesh 1.42 million number compare
  2. 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.41 million number compare
  3. 11 Egypt 1.25 million number compare
  4. 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare
  5. 14 Russia 913,803 number compare
  6. 15 Tanzania 871,161 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Philippines?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Philippines was 1.12 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 535,921 number in 1970.
How does Philippines rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Philippines ranks 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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/