Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 50.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Philippines, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 50.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Philippines peaked at 50.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1965.
Philippines ranks 89th 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 20-24 with secondary in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.8% | — |
| 1965 | 18.7% | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 20.8% | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 28.9% | +38.8% |
| 1980 | 30.0% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 27.3% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 42.0% | +53.8% |
| 1995 | 37.1% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.2% | 18.7% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.9% | 20.8% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 27.3% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 37.1% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 38.7% | 47.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 20-24 with secondary in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Philippines was 50.7% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1965.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Philippines ranks 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)