Ethiopia vs Philippines: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
2.73 million number
in 2020
Philippines
2.18 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
9th
Philippines rank
12th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.73 million number against 2.18 million number in Philippines, a difference of 551,640 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Philippines's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 12th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 728,604 number 1.05 million number 317,116 number Philippines
1980s 937,366 number 1.30 million number 360,815 number Philippines
1990s 1.38 million number 1.63 million number 253,326 number Philippines
2000s 1.90 million number 1.97 million number 76,684 number Philippines
2010s 2.54 million number 2.11 million number 433,833 number Ethiopia
2020s 2.73 million number 2.18 million number 551,640 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Ethiopia or Philippines?
Ethiopia, at 2.73 million number against 2.18 million number in Philippines as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Philippines?
551,640 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Philippines?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ethiopia and Philippines rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 12th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of 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
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.