Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 5.45 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Philippines, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Philippines is 5.45, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Philippines peaked at 5.45 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.83, in 1970.
Philippines ranks 49th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.15 | — |
| 1965 | 3.46 | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 2.83 | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 3.47 | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 3.87 | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 4.2 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 4.59 | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 4.8 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 4.99 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.24 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 5.45 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3 | 3.15 | 3.46 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.15 | 2.83 | 3.47 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.04 | 3.87 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.7 | 4.59 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.12 | 4.99 | 5.24 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.45 | 5.45 | 5.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 465,772 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,732 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Philippines was 5.45 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 5.45 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Philippines ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.