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

Philippines
2.18 million number
in 2020
South Asia
35.16 million number
in 2019
Philippines rank
12th
South Asia rank
10th

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

  • Philippines
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 35.16 million number against 2.18 million number in Philippines, a difference of 32.99 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 16.2 times Philippines's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 10th of 204 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.05 million number 19.44 million number 18.39 million number South Asia
1980s 1.30 million number 23.79 million number 22.49 million number South Asia
1990s 1.63 million number 29.60 million number 27.97 million number South Asia
2000s 1.97 million number 33.22 million number 31.25 million number South Asia
2010s 2.11 million number 34.98 million number 32.87 million number South Asia

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, Philippines or South Asia?
South Asia, at 35.16 million number against 2.18 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Philippines and South Asia?
32.99 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Asia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Philippines and South Asia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Philippines ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 10th 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.