Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Philippines
Philippines: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Philippines, 1980–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.7% for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Philippines peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.
That places Philippines 106th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4% | — |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +24.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -24.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +19.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 103 Côte d'Ivoire 0.7% compare
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% compare
- 105 Togo 0.7% compare
- 107 Niger 0.7% compare
- 108 Latvia 0.6% compare
- 109 Afghanistan 0.6% 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 government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Philippines?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Philippines was 0.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
- How does Philippines rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Philippines ranks 106th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. 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 tertiary 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