Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Philippines
Philippines: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.08 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.08 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Philippines peaked at 1.08 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6643 modelled data, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 54th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Philippines, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7612 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7399 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7391 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7376 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7233 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6931 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6723 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6708 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6803 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6765 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6643 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6731 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6871 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7117 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7312 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7417 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7535 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7562 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7815 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8151 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.844 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8947 modelled data | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9431 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9825 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 1.04 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 1.08 modelled data | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7094 modelled data | 0.6708 modelled data | 0.7612 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7315 modelled data | 0.6643 modelled data | 0.8151 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9633 modelled data | 0.844 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 6 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Philippines?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Philippines was 1.08 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6643 modelled data in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Philippines ranks 54th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release