Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Philippines
Philippines: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.98 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Philippines, 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Philippines stood at 0.98 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Philippines peaked at 0.98 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Philippines 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Philippines, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8 LPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.92 LPIA | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.96 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.98 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.96 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 LPIA | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8 LPIA | 0.8 LPIA | 0.8 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.92 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9667 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.98 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Philippines?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Philippines was 0.98 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Philippines rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Philippines ranks 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release