Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Philippines
Philippines: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.6128 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Philippines, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Philippines stood at 0.6128 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Philippines peaked at 0.6128 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5354 LPIA, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 30th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Philippines, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5354 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5686 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5696 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5853 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6073 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6128 LPIA | +0.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.6128 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3739 LPIA, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.6128 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4737 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5647 LPIA | 0.5354 LPIA | 0.5853 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6101 LPIA | 0.6073 LPIA | 0.6128 LPIA | 2 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Philippines?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Philippines was 0.6128 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6128 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5354 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Philippines ranks 30th out of 93 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release