Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Philippines
Philippines: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 1.2 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.2 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
28th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.2 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7571 modelled data
in 2009
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Philippines stood at 1.2 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Philippines peaked at 1.2 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7571 modelled data, in 2009.
That places Philippines 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Philippines, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8413 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8333 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8205 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7956 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7861 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7844 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7812 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7727 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7651 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7571 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7597 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7623 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7845 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8125 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8476 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8776 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9149 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.967 modelled data | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.02 modelled data | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.07 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.11 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.14 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.16 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.18 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.2 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1.2 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1.2 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7937 modelled data | 0.7571 modelled data | 0.8413 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8816 modelled data | 0.7597 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 1.2 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Philippines?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Philippines was 1.2 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7571 modelled data in 2009.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Philippines ranks 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 children of primary 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