Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in Philippines
Philippines: Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA was 0.5666 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5666 LPIA
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
7th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.5666 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.1039 LPIA
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Philippines, 2017–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Philippines stood at 0.5666 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 445.5% over ten years.
That places Philippines 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in Philippines, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.1039 LPIA | — |
| 2019 | 0.5039 LPIA | +385.2% |
| 2020 | 0.41 LPIA | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5305 LPIA | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5666 LPIA | +6.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.5666 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1669 LPIA, 3.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3039 LPIA | 0.1039 LPIA | 0.5039 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5024 LPIA | 0.41 LPIA | 0.5666 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 4 Belgium 0.796 LPIA
- 5 United Kingdom 0.7676 LPIA compare
- 6 Cyprus 0.7475 LPIA
- 8 United States 0.5566 LPIA compare
- 9 Australia 0.5138 LPIA compare
- 10 Italy 0.4891 LPIA 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 educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Philippines?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Philippines was 0.5666 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 0.5666 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1039 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Philippines ranks 7th out of 35 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 445.5%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release