Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Philippines
Philippines: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 528,823 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Philippines, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 528,823 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Philippines peaked at 1.67 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 392,359, in 2019.
Philippines ranks 14th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.67 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.63 million | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.57 million | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.49 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.45 million | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 542,083 | -60.6% |
| 2015 | 598,739 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 684,449 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 574,206 | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 482,818 | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 392,359 | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 781,512 | +99.2% |
| 2021 | 783,680 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 668,456 | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 592,282 | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 528,823 | -10.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 528,823 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,627, 61.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 528,823 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,233, 57.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +99.2% | 392,359 | 781,512 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.53 million | 1.38 million | 1.67 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 545,776 | 392,359 | 684,449 | 6 |
| 2020s | 670,951 | 528,823 | 783,680 | 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, one year before the official primary entry in Philippines?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Philippines was 528,823 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 392,359 in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Philippines ranks 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release