Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 27.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Philippines, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 27.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Philippines peaked at 55.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2010.
That places Philippines 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.4% | — |
| 1965 | 54.7% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 55.6% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 53.9% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 48.9% | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 46.0% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 41.4% | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.1% | 53.4% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.8% | 53.9% | 55.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 46.0% | 48.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 36.7% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 29.6% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Philippines was 27.0% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Philippines ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)