Ethiopia vs Philippines: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Ethiopia
9.34 million number
in 2014
Philippines
10.12 million number
in 2017
Ethiopia rank
11th
Philippines rank
10th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 10.12 million number against 9.34 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 776,500 number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 10th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 2.74 million number 4.24 million number 1.50 million number Philippines
1980s 3.25 million number 5.49 million number 2.24 million number Philippines
1990s 4.73 million number 6.84 million number 2.11 million number Philippines
2000s 6.66 million number 8.59 million number 1.93 million number Philippines
2010s 8.38 million number 9.68 million number 1.30 million number Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Ethiopia or Philippines?
Philippines, at 10.12 million number against 9.34 million number in Ethiopia as of 2017.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Philippines?
776,500 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Philippines?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Philippines rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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