Latin America & Caribbean vs Philippines: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean
28.01 million number
in 2019
Philippines
2.29 million number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean rank
28th
Philippines rank
27th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 28.01 million number against 2.29 million number in Philippines, a difference of 25.72 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 12.2 times Philippines's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th and Philippines ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 22.96 million number 1.21 million number 21.75 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 26.56 million number 1.50 million number 25.06 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 29.14 million number 1.85 million number 27.29 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 29.08 million number 2.13 million number 26.95 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 27.93 million number 2.21 million number 25.72 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean or Philippines?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 28.01 million number against 2.29 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines?
25.72 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Philippines rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th and Philippines ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.