Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Philippines
Philippines: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 18.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
18.1%
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
55th
of 112 countries
All-time high
24.4%
in 2019
All-time low
16.0%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2010–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Philippines, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 18.1% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2022.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Philippines peaked at 24.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2017.
Philippines ranks 55th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.4% | — |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +52.3% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -16.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 18.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 18.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.0%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.5% | 16.0% | 24.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.1% | 21.7% | 3 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Philippines?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Philippines was 18.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Philippines ranks 55th out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release