Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Philippines
Philippines: Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education was 76.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Philippines, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 76.4% for net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Philippines peaked at 83.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2001.
Philippines ranks 108th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.6% | — |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +95.7% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +3.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 76.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.3%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 76.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.7%, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +95.7% | 39.0% | 76.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 22.6% | 39.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 70.3% | 83.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 65.2% | 76.4% | 5 |
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 net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Philippines?
- Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Philippines was 76.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2001.
- How does Philippines rank for net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education?
- Philippines ranks 108th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%).