Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 20.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ 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 25+ with primary in Philippines stood at 20.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Philippines peaked at 24.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1960.
That places Philippines 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+ with primary in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.6% | — |
| 1965 | 14.7% | +27.3% |
| 1970 | 18.2% | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 22.6% | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 23.7% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 23.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 11.6% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.4% | 18.2% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 23.6% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 22.1% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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+ with primary in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Philippines was 20.9% 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+ with primary recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1960.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Philippines ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary