Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, primary education, female

Philippines
6.57 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
89.59 million number
in 2019
Philippines rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
10th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 89.59 million number against 6.57 million number in Philippines, a difference of 83.02 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.6 times Philippines's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.26 million number 27.94 million number 24.68 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 4.04 million number 36.74 million number 32.69 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 5.05 million number 48.38 million number 43.33 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 5.97 million number 61.43 million number 55.46 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 6.26 million number 80.37 million number 74.11 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 89.59 million number against 6.57 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
83.02 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Philippines ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.