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

Mexico
10.99 million number
in 2018
Philippines
10.12 million number
in 2017
Mexico rank
9th
Philippines rank
10th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Mexico
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 10.99 million number against 10.12 million number in Philippines, a difference of 868,000 number.

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

Across all 46 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 10th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 5.37 million number 4.24 million number 1.13 million number Mexico
1980s 7.31 million number 5.49 million number 1.82 million number Mexico
1990s 9.13 million number 6.84 million number 2.29 million number Mexico
2000s 9.84 million number 8.59 million number 1.25 million number Mexico
2010s 10.75 million number 9.79 million number 956,548 number Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Mexico or Philippines?
Mexico, at 10.99 million number against 10.12 million number in Philippines as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Mexico and Philippines?
868,000 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Mexico ranks 9th 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.