Mexico vs Philippines: School age population, primary education, female

Mexico
6.55 million number
in 2020
Philippines
6.57 million number
in 2020
Mexico rank
11th
Philippines rank
10th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Mexico
  • Philippines
02.0M4.0M6.0M197019952020

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 6.57 million number against 6.55 million number in Mexico, a difference of 16,930 number.

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

Mexico ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 10th 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 4.94 million number 3.26 million number 1.68 million number Mexico
1980s 6.17 million number 4.04 million number 2.13 million number Mexico
1990s 6.53 million number 5.05 million number 1.47 million number Mexico
2000s 6.66 million number 5.97 million number 690,565 number Mexico
2010s 6.61 million number 6.26 million number 350,533 number Mexico
2020s 6.55 million number 6.57 million number 16,930 number Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Mexico or Philippines?
Philippines, at 6.57 million number against 6.55 million number in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Mexico and Philippines?
16,930 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 school age population, primary education, female?
Mexico ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (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

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