Children out of school, primary, female in Philippines
Philippines: Children out of school, primary, female was 872,062 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, female in Philippines, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Philippines recorded 872,062 for children out of school, primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Philippines peaked at 906,898 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 169,238, in 1989.
Philippines ranks 10th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 313,700 | — |
| 1981 | 467,120 | +48.9% |
| 1982 | 379,023 | -18.9% |
| 1983 | 417,219 | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 554,972 | +33.0% |
| 1986 | 323,040 | -41.8% |
| 1987 | 359,196 | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 220,809 | -38.5% |
| 1989 | 169,238 | -23.4% |
| 1990 | 225,468 | +33.2% |
| 1998 | 777,425 | +244.8% |
| 1999 | 835,997 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 723,926 | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 678,568 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 730,731 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 735,391 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 691,052 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 775,186 | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 772,198 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 731,263 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 656,571 | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 589,308 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 647,519 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 693,480 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 717,659 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 760,456 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 677,713 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 659,896 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 906,898 | +37.4% |
| 2022 | 815,464 | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 804,214 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 872,062 | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 313,700 | 313,700 | 313,700 | 1 |
| 1980s | 361,327 | 169,238 | 554,972 | 8 |
| 1990s | 612,963 | 225,468 | 835,997 | 3 |
| 2000s | 721,654 | 656,571 | 775,186 | 9 |
| 2010s | 681,022 | 589,308 | 760,456 | 6 |
| 2020s | 811,707 | 659,896 | 906,898 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.03 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Philippines?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Philippines was 872,062 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 906,898 in 2021.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,238 in 1989.
- How does Philippines rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Philippines ranks 10th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. 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, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.