Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Philippines
Philippines: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 85.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines stood at 85.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines peaked at 85.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1970.
That places Philippines 93rd out of 137 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.8% | — |
| 1975 | 50.0% | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 57.0% | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 80.2% | +40.7% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 85.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 85.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.4%, 94% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +40.7% | 57.0% | 80.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.9% | 41.8% | 50.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 79.0% | 81.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 82.1% | 84.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 85.4% | 85.8% | 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 85.7% 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 85.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Philippines ranks 93rd out of 137 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 1.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release