Literacy rate, youth female in Philippines
Philippines: Literacy rate, youth female was 99.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Philippines, 1980–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth female in Philippines is 99.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Philippines peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 1980.
That places Philippines 26th out of 105 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 92.5% | — |
| 1990 | 96.9% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 96.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 99.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.5% | 92.5% | 92.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 96.3% | 96.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 95.7% | 98.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 495,843 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 201,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 983,812 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.87 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth female in Philippines?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Philippines was 99.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 1980.
- How does Philippines rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Philippines ranks 26th out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.