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 10.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 10.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Philippines peaked at 20.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2025.
That places Philippines 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 11.5% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 12.0% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.8% | 13.0% | 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 10.8% 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 20.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Philippines ranks 77th out of 206 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 down 18.2%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release