Latin America & Caribbean vs Philippines: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean
26.21 million number
in 2019
Philippines
2.74 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean rank
20th
Philippines rank
18th

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Philippines
010.0M20.0M30.0M199720082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 26.21 million number against 2.74 million number in Philippines, a difference of 23.48 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 9.6 times Philippines's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th and Philippines ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 20.05 million number 1.05 million number 19.00 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 21.88 million number 1.28 million number 20.61 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 25.10 million number 1.68 million number 23.42 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean or Philippines?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 26.21 million number against 2.74 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines?
23.48 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 20th and Philippines ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,502 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.