Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Philippines
Philippines: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.4871 LPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4871 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.4871 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.2141 LPIA
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017β2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Philippines, 2017β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Philippines stood at 0.4871 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 127.5% over ten years.
Philippines ranks 9th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3451 LPIA | 0.2141 LPIA | 0.476 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4549 LPIA | 0.3912 LPIA | 0.4871 LPIA | 3 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Philippines?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Philippines was 0.4871 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4871 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2141 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Philippines ranks 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.5%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release