Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%) in Philippines
Philippines: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%) was 96.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
96.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
93rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
96.2%
in 2025
All-time low
78.8%
in 1984
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Philippines, 1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 78.9% | — |
| 1982 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 96.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 96.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.36 (2024)
- 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)
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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February 2026 Data Release