Duration of compulsory education in Philippines
Philippines: Duration of compulsory education was 13 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Philippines, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Philippines is 13 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Philippines peaked at 13 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1998.
Philippines ranks 17th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2 years | 10 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 17 Aruba 13 years compare
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- 17 Germany 13 years compare
- 17 Gibraltar 13 years compare
- 17 Hungary 13 years compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 13 years compare
- 17 Netherlands 13 years compare
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- 17 Paraguay 13 years compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 13 years compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 13 years compare
More education data for Philippines
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 527,504 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Philippines?
- Duration of compulsory education in Philippines was 13 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 13 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1998.
- How does Philippines rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Philippines ranks 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.