Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines
Philippines: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 1.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.90 million for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines peaked at 2.09 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million, in 2014.
Philippines ranks 8th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.65 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.73 million | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.42 million | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 1.32 million | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.25 million | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.32 million | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.24 million | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.13 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 1.91 million | +54.5% |
| 2019 | 1.84 million | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.69 million | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 2.09 million | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 1.73 million | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.90 million | +11.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1.90 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29,263, 64.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1.90 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,955, 119.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +54.5% | 1.24 million | 1.91 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 million | 1.65 million | 1.73 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 1.15 million | 1.42 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million | 1.13 million | 1.91 million | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.82 million | 1.69 million | 2.09 million | 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 out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines was 1.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million in 2014.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Philippines ranks 8th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.6%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release