Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 5.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Philippines, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 5.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Philippines peaked at 8.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1960.
That places Philippines 77th 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.5% | — |
| 1965 | 4.8% | +36.4% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | +61.5% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 8.2% | +34.2% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8345 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Philippines was 5.5% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1960.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Philippines ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary