Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 11.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Philippines, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Philippines stood at 11.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Philippines peaked at 27.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 80th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.2% | — |
| 1965 | 24.2% | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 22.6% | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 26.1% | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 20.8% | -20.3% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 18.8% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.7% | 24.2% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.4% | 22.6% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 19.2% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 18.8% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.3% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 77 Iraq 11.7% compare
- 78 Sierra Leone 11.5% compare
- 79 Macau, China 11.5% compare
- 81 Greece 11.1% compare
- 82 Tunisia 10.9% compare
- 83 Dominican Republic 10.8% compare
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Philippines was 11.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Philippines ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary