Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Philippines
1.07 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
13.57 million number
in 2019
Philippines rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
14th

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 13.57 million number against 1.07 million number in Philippines, a difference of 12.50 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.7 times Philippines's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 204 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 510,360 number 4.17 million number 3.66 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 634,485 number 5.49 million number 4.86 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 797,058 number 7.32 million number 6.52 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 963,801 number 9.28 million number 8.32 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 1.02 million number 12.07 million number 11.05 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 13.57 million number against 1.07 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12.50 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Philippines ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (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, female (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

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