Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Philippines
Philippines: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 0.8916 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8916 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
58th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.8989 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.4479 LPIA
in 1970
Years of data
8
1970–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.8916 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines peaked at 0.8989 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4479 LPIA, in 1970.
That places Philippines 58th out of 100 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Philippines, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4479 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.8519 LPIA | +90.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8858 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8878 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8779 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8914 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8989 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8916 LPIA | -0.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.8916 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9084 LPIA, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.8916 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9293 LPIA, 96% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4479 LPIA | 0.4479 LPIA | 0.4479 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8758 LPIA | 0.8519 LPIA | 0.8878 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.894 LPIA | 0.8914 LPIA | 0.8989 LPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Philippines?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines was 0.8916 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8989 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4479 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Philippines ranks 58th out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release