Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Philippines
Philippines: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 89.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Philippines, 1998–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 465,772 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,732 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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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About this data
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.