Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Philippines
Philippines: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.5737 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Philippines, 2010–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Philippines is 0.5737 LPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Philippines peaked at 0.5737 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5012 LPIA, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 31st of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Philippines, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5012 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5202 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5258 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5279 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5737 LPIA | +8.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.5737 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3351 LPIA, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.5737 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4225 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5188 LPIA | 0.5012 LPIA | 0.5279 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5737 LPIA | 0.5737 LPIA | 0.5737 LPIA | 1 |
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 0.5737 LPIA in 2020, 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 0.5737 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5012 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Philippines ranks 31st out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release