Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Philippines

Philippines: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 96.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
96.7%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
103rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
96.7%
in 2018
All-time low
80.4%
in 1999
Years of data
16
1998–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Philippines, 1998–2018

0204060801001998200820181998: 81.1 %1999: 80.4 %2001: 81.3 %2002: 88.2 %2003: 90.7 %2004: 92.5 %2005: 88.8 %2006: 88.3 %2007: 87.7 %2008: 90.4 %2009: 89.3 %2014: 93.7 %2015: 94.3 %2016: 95.6 %2017: 94.3 %2018: 96.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Philippines stood at 96.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Philippines peaked at 96.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 1999.

Philippines ranks 103rd of 188 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.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in Philippines, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 81.1%
1999 80.4% -0.9%
2001 81.3% +1.0%
2002 88.2% +8.5%
2003 90.7% +2.9%
2004 92.5% +2.0%
2005 88.8% -4.0%
2006 88.3% -0.6%
2007 87.7% -0.7%
2008 90.4% +3.1%
2009 89.3% -1.2%
2014 93.7% +4.9%
2015 94.3% +0.6%
2016 95.6% +1.4%
2017 94.3% -1.3%
2018 96.7% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.8% 80.4% 81.1% 2
2000s 88.6% 81.3% 92.5% 9
2010s 94.9% 93.7% 96.7% 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 100 Suriname 97.2% compare
  2. 101 Germany 97.0% compare
  3. 102 Mongolia 96.9% compare
  4. 104 Qatar 96.6% compare
  5. 105 South Korea 96.4% compare
  6. 106 Venezuela 95.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Philippines?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Philippines was 96.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 1999.
How does Philippines rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Philippines ranks 103rd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.