Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Philippines
Philippines: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 10.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 10.9% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Philippines peaked at 21.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2015.
Philippines ranks 60th 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, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.2% | — |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 10.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 3.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 10.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 3.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 10.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 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, female in Philippines?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Philippines was 10.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2015.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Philippines ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release