Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Philippines
Philippines: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 1.99 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Philippines, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Philippines stood at 1.99 million number. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Philippines peaked at 1.99 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 362,221 number, in 1971.
That places Philippines 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 362,221 number | — |
| 1973 | 390,000 number | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 598,061 number | +53.3% |
| 1980 | 626,159 number | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 681,140 number | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 714,113 number | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 975,250 number | +36.6% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million number | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 1.15 million number | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 1.16 million number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.37 million number | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 1.34 million number | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.34 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.44 million number | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.52 million number | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.61 million number | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.82 million number | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.96 million number | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 1.99 million number | +1.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1.99 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141,679 number, 14.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1.99 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 104,254 number, 19.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +53.3% | 390,000 number | 598,061 number |
| 1992 | +36.6% | 714,113 number | 975,250 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 450,094 number | 362,221 number | 598,061 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 673,804 number | 626,159 number | 714,113 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.11 million number | 975,250 number | 1.21 million number | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.35 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.44 million number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.76 million number | 1.52 million number | 1.99 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1128 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Philippines?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Philippines was 1.99 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 362,221 number in 1971.
- How does Philippines rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Philippines ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.