Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 30.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Philippines stood at 30.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Philippines peaked at 59.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 56th 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 25+ with primary in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.9% | — |
| 1965 | 53.0% | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 56.7% | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 59.0% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 55.1% | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 50.4% | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 47.8% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 48.9% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.9% | 56.7% | 59.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 50.4% | 55.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 43.0% | 47.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 34.8% | 38.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
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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 30.6% 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 59.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Philippines ranks 56th 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 20.3%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)