Government expenditure on primary education, US$ in Philippines
Philippines: Government expenditure on primary education, US$ was 2,455 millions in 2009. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ in Philippines, 1980–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2009, government expenditure on primary education, us$ in Philippines stood at 2,455 millions. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, us$ in Philippines peaked at 2,455 millions in 2009 and was at its lowest, 295.76 millions, in 1986.
Philippines ranks 42nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ in Philippines, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 329.03 millions | — |
| 1982 | 385.03 millions | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 342.01 millions | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 295.76 millions | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 1,338 millions | +352.5% |
| 1996 | 1,462 millions | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 1,722 millions | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 1,601 millions | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1,395 millions | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 1,402 millions | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,509 millions | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1,275 millions | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 1,300 millions | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,956 millions | +50.5% |
| 2008 | 2,375 millions | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 2,455 millions | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 337.96 millions | 295.76 millions | 385.03 millions | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,507 millions | 1,338 millions | 1,722 millions | 3 |
| 2000s | 1,697 millions | 1,275 millions | 2,455 millions | 9 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.03 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education, us$ in Philippines?
- Government expenditure on primary education, us$ in Philippines was 2,455 millions in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, us$ recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2,455 millions in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, us$ recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 295.76 millions in 1986.
- How does Philippines rank for government expenditure on primary education, us$?
- Philippines ranks 42nd out of 154 countries with data for 2009.
- Is government expenditure on primary education, us$ rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. 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 primary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release