Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 5.15 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total 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 25+, total in Philippines is 5.15, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Philippines peaked at 5.15 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.44, in 1970.
Philippines ranks 58th 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 25+, total in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.88 | — |
| 1965 | 3.26 | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 2.44 | -25.2% |
| 1975 | 2.72 | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 3.22 | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 3.74 | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 4.09 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 4.41 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 4.64 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 4.9 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 5.15 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.07 | 2.88 | 3.26 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.58 | 2.44 | 2.72 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.48 | 3.22 | 3.74 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.25 | 4.09 | 4.41 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.77 | 4.64 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.15 | 5.15 | 5.15 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.03 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Philippines was 5.15 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 25+, total recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Philippines ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.