Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Philippines

Philippines: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 1.18 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.18 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
12th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.18 million number
in 2020
All-time low
547,544 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Philippines, 1970–2020

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Philippines stood at 1.18 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Philippines peaked at 1.18 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 547,544 number, in 1970.

That places Philippines 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Philippines, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 547,544 number
1971 560,637 number +2.4%
1972 573,834 number +2.4%
1973 586,476 number +2.2%
1974 598,644 number +2.1%
1975 610,426 number +2.0%
1976 621,874 number +1.9%
1977 635,000 number +2.1%
1978 647,956 number +2.0%
1979 660,918 number +2.0%
1980 674,046 number +2.0%
1981 687,377 number +2.0%
1982 702,264 number +2.2%
1983 718,753 number +2.3%
1984 736,163 number +2.4%
1985 753,706 number +2.4%
1986 770,638 number +2.2%
1987 788,897 number +2.4%
1988 806,369 number +2.2%
1989 823,313 number +2.1%
1990 840,078 number +2.0%
1991 856,900 number +2.0%
1992 875,669 number +2.2%
1993 896,297 number +2.4%
1994 917,569 number +2.4%
1995 938,104 number +2.2%
1996 956,652 number +2.0%
1997 974,931 number +1.9%
1998 1.00 million number +2.9%
1999 1.01 million number +1.0%
2000 1.02 million number +0.9%
2001 1.03 million number +1.0%
2002 1.05 million number +1.3%
2003 1.06 million number +1.4%
2004 1.08 million number +1.4%
2005 1.09 million number +1.4%
2006 1.11 million number +1.3%
2007 1.11 million number +0.5%
2008 1.11 million number +0.2%
2009 1.11 million number -0.1%
2010 1.11 million number -0.4%
2011 1.10 million number -0.9%
2012 1.10 million number +0.5%
2013 1.11 million number +0.5%
2014 1.11 million number +0.5%
2015 1.12 million number +0.5%
2016 1.13 million number +0.6%
2017 1.14 million number +0.8%
2018 1.15 million number +1.2%
2019 1.16 million number +1.3%
2020 1.18 million number +0.9%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 1.18 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 19.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 1.18 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 75.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 604,331 number 547,544 number 660,918 number 10
1980s 746,153 number 674,046 number 823,313 number 10
1990s 927,293 number 840,078 number 1.01 million number 10
2000s 1.08 million number 1.02 million number 1.11 million number 10
2010s 1.12 million number 1.10 million number 1.16 million number 10
2020s 1.18 million number 1.18 million number 1.18 million number 1

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 9 Bangladesh 1.49 million number compare
  2. 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.39 million number compare
  3. 11 Egypt 1.28 million number compare
  4. 13 Mexico 1.15 million number compare
  5. 14 Russian Federation 944,163 number compare
  6. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 871,757 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Philippines?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Philippines was 1.18 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 547,544 number in 1970.
How does Philippines rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Philippines ranks 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (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
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.