Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Philippines

Philippines: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 89.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
89.3%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
117th
of 188 countries
All-time high
89.3%
in 2018
All-time low
74.9%
in 1999
Years of data
16
1998–2018

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

0204060801998200820181998: 75.4 %1999: 74.9 %2001: 75.4 %2002: 81 %2003: 83.3 %2004: 84.8 %2005: 81.3 %2006: 81 %2007: 81.5 %2008: 84.8 %2009: 84.9 %2014: 87.5 %2015: 87.8 %2016: 88.9 %2017: 86.3 %2018: 89.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 89.3% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Philippines peaked at 89.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 1999.

Philippines ranks 117th 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, male in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Philippines, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 75.4%
1999 74.9% -0.7%
2001 75.4% +0.6%
2002 81.0% +7.4%
2003 83.3% +2.9%
2004 84.8% +1.8%
2005 81.3% -4.1%
2006 81.0% -0.4%
2007 81.5% +0.7%
2008 84.8% +4.1%
2009 84.9% +0.1%
2014 87.5% +3.0%
2015 87.8% +0.4%
2016 88.9% +1.3%
2017 86.3% -2.9%
2018 89.3% +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 75.2% 74.9% 75.4% 2
2000s 82.0% 75.4% 84.9% 9
2010s 88.0% 86.3% 89.3% 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 114 Angola 90.0% compare
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  3. 116 Romania 89.7% compare
  4. 118 Armenia 88.9% compare
  5. 119 Eswatini 88.9% compare
  6. 120 North Macedonia 88.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Philippines?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Philippines was 89.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 1999.
How does Philippines rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Philippines ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.