Germany vs Philippines: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Germany
98.4%
in 2020
Philippines
98.2%
in 2020
Germany rank
34th
Philippines rank
37th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Germany
- Philippines
How they compare
Germany currently reports 98.4% against 98.2% in Philippines, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 37th of 111 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 36.0% | 1.5% | 34.5% | Germany |
| 1880s | 41.9% | 2.6% | 39.2% | Germany |
| 1890s | 47.8% | 4.6% | 43.2% | Germany |
| 1900s | 52.4% | 7.3% | 45.1% | Germany |
| 1910s | 59.3% | 11.4% | 47.8% | Germany |
| 1920s | 75.6% | 25.3% | 50.3% | Germany |
| 1930s | 82.6% | 37.9% | 44.7% | Germany |
| 1940s | 88.8% | 45.7% | 43.1% | Germany |
| 1950s | 95.7% | 66.3% | 29.4% | Germany |
| 1960s | 97.1% | 77.3% | 19.8% | Germany |
| 1970s | 94.1% | 88.4% | 5.7% | Germany |
| 1980s | 94.0% | 92.4% | 1.5% | Germany |
| 1990s | 94.9% | 94.8% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 95.5% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.2% | 0.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Germany or Philippines?
- Germany, at 98.4% against 98.2% in Philippines as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Germany and Philippines?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Philippines?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Philippines rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Germany ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 37th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.