Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Philippines
Philippines: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 9.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 9.8% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Philippines peaked at 23.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2020.
Philippines ranks 64th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.3% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 9.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 2.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 9.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.4% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 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, both sexes in Philippines?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Philippines was 9.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Philippines ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 rate for children of primary 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