Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Philippines

Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 40.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
40.0%
World rank
68th
of 144 countries
All-time high
40.0%
in 2010
All-time low
8.4%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Philippines, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 8.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 10.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 13.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 16.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 21.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 25.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 27.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 29.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 34 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 40 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Philippines is 40.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Philippines peaked at 40.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1960.

That places Philippines 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Philippines, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 8.4%
1965 10.2% +21.3%
1970 11.8% +15.8%
1975 13.9% +17.8%
1980 16.6% +19.4%
1985 21.9% +32.2%
1990 25.3% +15.3%
1995 27.9% +10.3%
2000 29.1% +4.3%
2005 34.0% +16.7%
2010 40.0% +17.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.3% 8.4% 10.2% 2
1970s 12.9% 11.8% 13.9% 2
1980s 19.3% 16.6% 21.9% 2
1990s 26.6% 25.3% 27.9% 2
2000s 31.5% 29.1% 34.0% 2
2010s 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 1

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 65 Kuwait 42.1% compare
  2. 66 Cyprus 41.8% compare
  3. 67 Iran, Islamic Republic of 40.2% compare
  4. 69 Brazil 39.5% compare
  5. 70 Uruguay 39.5% compare
  6. 71 United States of America 39.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Philippines?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Philippines was 40.0% 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 secondary recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1960.
How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
Philippines ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)