Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 18.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Philippines, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Philippines is 18.8%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Philippines peaked at 18.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1960.
Philippines ranks 69th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.4% | — |
| 1965 | 8.0% | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 9.1% | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 11.3% | +23.4% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 13.8% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.7% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 14.5% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 17.5% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Philippines was 18.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1960.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Philippines ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary