Official entrance age to early childhood education in Philippines
Philippines: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 1999
All-time low
5 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Philippines, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 5 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Philippines peaked at 5 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1999.
Philippines ranks 3rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Philippines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5 years | — |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 1 Afghanistan 6 years compare
- 1 Anguilla 3 years compare
- 1 Cook Islands 3 years compare
- 1 Tokelau 3 years compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 6 years compare
- 3 Algeria 5 years compare
- 3 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5 years compare
- 3 Namibia 5 years compare
- 4 Niue 1 years compare
- 5 Montserrat 0 years compare
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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Philippines?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Philippines was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1999.
- How does Philippines rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Philippines ranks 3rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release