Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary was 38.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Philippines, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Philippines is 38.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Philippines peaked at 38.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1960.
Philippines ranks 35th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.4% | — |
| 1965 | 10.7% | +98.9% |
| 1970 | 13.1% | +22.0% |
| 1975 | 17.8% | +35.9% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | +60.9% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1% | 5.4% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.4% | 13.1% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 18.9% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 38.5% | 38.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 32 Macau, China 39.9% compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 39.7% compare
- 34 Bulgaria 38.8% compare
- 36 Switzerland 38.0% compare
- 37 Slovakia 37.5% compare
- 38 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 37.0% 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 25-29 with tertiary in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary in Philippines was 38.5% 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 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1960.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary?
- Philippines ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)