Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Philippines
Philippines: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary was 20.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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 50-54 with secondary in Philippines is 20.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Philippines peaked at 20.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1970.
That places Philippines 73rd 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 50-54 with secondary in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7% | — |
| 1965 | 6.1% | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | +42.7% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +35.2% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +38.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.0% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 15.2% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 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 50-54 with secondary in Philippines?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Philippines was 20.9% 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 50-54 with secondary recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary?
- Philippines ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. 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 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary