Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Philippines
Philippines: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 95.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Philippines, 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Philippines stood at 95.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Philippines peaked at 95.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1980.
Philippines ranks 15th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56.0% | — |
| 1990 | 78.1% | +39.4% |
| 1994 | 91.8% | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 84.9% | 78.1% | 91.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 79.9% | 90.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 90.1% | 94.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.9% | 95.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 465,772 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,732 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Philippines?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Philippines was 95.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1980.
- How does Philippines rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Philippines ranks 15th out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release