Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Philippines
Philippines: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 87.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 87.2% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines peaked at 87.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1970.
That places Philippines 85th out of 136 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 female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.0% | — |
| 1975 | 47.7% | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 55.3% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | +46.0% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 83.6% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 87.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.9%, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 87.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.4%, 95% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female 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 | +46.0% | 55.3% | 80.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.3% | 39.0% | 47.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 80.2% | 83.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 83.3% | 85.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.2% | 87.9% | 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 primary education or higher in Philippines?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines was 87.2% 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 87.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Philippines ranks 85th out of 136 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 1.6%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release