Lower secondary completion rate, female in Philippines
Philippines: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Philippines, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, female in Philippines stood at 86.8%.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Philippines peaked at 99.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2001.
That places Philippines 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71.0% | — |
| 1999 | 70.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 70.4% | 71.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 69.3% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 78.6% | 83.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 86.2% | 99.2% | 5 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, female in Philippines?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Philippines was 86.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2001.
- How does Philippines rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Philippines ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.