Children out of school, female in Philippines
Philippines: Children out of school, female was 12.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, female in Philippines, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, female in Philippines stood at 12.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Philippines peaked at 14.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1989.
Philippines ranks 45th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.4% | — |
| 1981 | 11.9% | +41.1% |
| 1982 | 9.5% | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 10.4% | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +31.3% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | -44.1% |
| 1987 | 8.3% | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | -40.0% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | -25.2% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | +29.7% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | +180.8% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +38.1% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +9.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 12.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 2.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 12.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.7%, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +180.8% | 4.8% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 3.7% | 13.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 4.8% | 14.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.8% | 11.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 9.5% | 13.1% | 5 |
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 children out of school, female in Philippines?
- Children out of school, female in Philippines was 12.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1989.
- How does Philippines rank for children out of school, female?
- Philippines ranks 45th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.