Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Philippines
Philippines: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Philippines, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.9% for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Philippines peaked at 1.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.
That places Philippines 49th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +25.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +50.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 46 United States of America 0.9% compare
- 47 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% compare
- 48 Niger 0.9% compare
- 50 Belgium 0.9% compare
- 51 Nepal 0.8% compare
- 52 Switzerland 0.8% 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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Philippines?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Philippines was 0.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
- How does Philippines rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Philippines ranks 49th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release