Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Philippines
Philippines: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 96.2% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Philippines, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 96.2% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Philippines peaked at 96.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 1984.
Philippines ranks 93rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.2% | 78.8% | 80.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 80.5% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 84.1% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 86.7% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.2% | 96.2% | 6 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Philippines?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Philippines was 96.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 1984.
- How does Philippines rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Philippines ranks 93rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release