Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines
Philippines: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 84.2% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines, 1970β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines is 84.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Philippines peaked at 84.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1970.
That places Philippines 93rd out of 134 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.5% | 44.8% | 52.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 58.6% | 58.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 77.7% | 79.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 80.2% | 82.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 83.5% | 84.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (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 84.2% 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 84.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Philippines ranks 93rd out of 134 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 2.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release