Duration of compulsory education in Philippines
Philippines: Duration of compulsory education was 13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 205 countries
All-time high
13
in 2018
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Philippines, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Philippines is 13, 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 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10, 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.
Duration of compulsory education in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 13 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 13 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 17 Aruba 13 compare
- 17 Austria 13 compare
- 17 Belgium 13 compare
- 17 Bermuda 13 compare
- 17 Costa Rica 13 compare
- 17 France 13 compare
- 17 Germany 13 compare
- 17 Gibraltar 13 compare
- 17 Hungary 13 compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 13 compare
- 17 Netherlands 13 compare
- 17 North Macedonia 13 compare
- 17 Paraguay 13 compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 13 compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 13 compare
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 duration of compulsory education in Philippines?
- Duration of compulsory education in Philippines was 13 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2018.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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