Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Philippines
Philippines: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Philippines, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Philippines stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Philippines peaked at 0.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.
That places Philippines 70th out of 78 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5% | — |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +33.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +42.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1%, 28% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 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 0.9% 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 0.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Philippines ranks 70th out of 78 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 48.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release