Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Philippines
Philippines: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 100.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Philippines, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate of young men vs. women in Philippines is 100.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Philippines peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 1980.
That places Philippines 1st out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 91.1% | — |
| 1990 | 96.3% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 95.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 94.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.0% | 95.8% | 96.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 93.6% | 97.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Tajikistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8345 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1128 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Philippines?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Philippines was 100.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 1980.
- How does Philippines rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Philippines ranks 1st out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.