Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total was 5.32 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Philippines, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 5.32 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Philippines peaked at 5.32 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.14, in 1970.
Philippines ranks 57th 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 45-49, total in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.85 | — |
| 1965 | 3.03 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 2.14 | -29.4% |
| 1975 | 2.46 | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 2.65 | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 2.86 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 3.12 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 3.29 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 4.94 | +50.2% |
| 2005 | 5.11 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.32 | +4.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 5.32 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.96, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 5.32 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.29, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.94 | 2.85 | 3.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.3 | 2.14 | 2.46 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.75 | 2.65 | 2.86 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.21 | 3.12 | 3.29 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.03 | 4.94 | 5.11 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.32 | 5.32 | 5.32 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.36 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Philippines was 5.32 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 45-49, total recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total?
- Philippines ranks 57th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 45-49.