Mexico vs Philippines: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Mexico
2.24 million number
in 2020
Philippines
2.29 million number
in 2020
Mexico rank
13th
Philippines rank
12th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Mexico
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2.29 million number against 2.24 million number in Mexico, a difference of 46,890 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 12th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 1.81 million number 1.18 million number 630,435 number Mexico
1980s 2.16 million number 1.46 million number 695,242 number Mexico
1990s 2.25 million number 1.81 million number 439,074 number Mexico
2000s 2.26 million number 2.10 million number 160,732 number Mexico
2010s 2.25 million number 2.19 million number 56,420 number Mexico
2020s 2.24 million number 2.29 million number 46,890 number Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Mexico or Philippines?
Philippines, at 2.29 million number against 2.24 million number in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Mexico and Philippines?
46,890 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Mexico ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.