Share of primary school teachers who are women in Philippines
Philippines: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 88.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Philippines, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Philippines stood at 88.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Philippines peaked at 95.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1981.
That places Philippines 46th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 80.7% | — |
| 1980 | 83.5% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 80.0% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 85.4% | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 84.7% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 95.1% | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 87.4% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 88.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 88.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.7% | 80.7% | 80.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 80.0% | 95.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 87.3% | 89.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 87.1% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.4% | 88.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.4% compare
- 44 Bermuda 88.3% compare
- 45 Serbia 88.3% compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.9% compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 87.9% compare
- 49 Seychelles 87.6% compare
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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Philippines?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Philippines was 88.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1981.
- How does Philippines rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Philippines ranks 46th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.