Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Philippines
Philippines: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Philippines, 1980–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Philippines stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Philippines peaked at 1.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1983.
Philippines ranks 94th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2% | — |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -25.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +178.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +37.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +31.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 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 government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Philippines?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Philippines was 1.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1983.
- How does Philippines rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Philippines ranks 94th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. 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 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