Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in Philippines
Philippines: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Philippines, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Philippines is 0.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Philippines peaked at 0.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.
That places Philippines 79th out of 81 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5% | — |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +82.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +30.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 20% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.8%, 30% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 master's or equivalent in Philippines?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Philippines was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Philippines ranks 79th out of 81 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release