Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Philippines
Philippines: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 16 years in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
16 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 209 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 1970
All-time low
15 years
in 1998
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Philippines, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to upper secondary education in Philippines is 16 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Philippines peaked at 16 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15 years, in 1998.
That places Philippines 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Philippines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16 years | — |
| 1971 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 years | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 years | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8 years | 15 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3 years | 15 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 1 |
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More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Philippines?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Philippines was 16 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 years in 1998.
- How does Philippines rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Philippines ranks 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.