Adolescents out of school in Philippines
Philippines: Adolescents out of school was 13.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Philippines, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 13.1% for adolescents out of school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Philippines peaked at 37.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2009.
That places Philippines 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 37.1% | — |
| 1992 | 21.6% | -41.8% |
| 1993 | 21.1% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +66.2% |
| 1999 | 28.6% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -37.7% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 19.9% | 33.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.7% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.2% | 15.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 10.9% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 495,843 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 201,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 983,812 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.87 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.8345 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1128 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Philippines?
- Adolescents out of school in Philippines was 13.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2009.
- How does Philippines rank for adolescents out of school?
- Philippines ranks 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.