Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 22.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Philippines, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 22.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Philippines peaked at 22.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1960.
That places Philippines 71st 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.5% | — |
| 1965 | 7.6% | +17.5% |
| 1970 | 8.5% | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 9.6% | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | +23.8% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 10.8% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 14.8% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 17.1% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 68 Barbados 23.9% compare
- 69 Panama 23.8% compare
- 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.2% compare
- 72 Russian Federation 22.6% compare
- 73 Ireland 22.3% compare
- 74 Dominican Republic 22.3% compare
- 74 Qatar 22.3% compare
More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1128 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Philippines was 22.9% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1960.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Philippines ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary