Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Philippines
Philippines: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 23.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Philippines, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Philippines is 23.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Philippines peaked at 77.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2019.
Philippines ranks 62nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 77.4% | — |
| 2002 | 75.2% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 66.8% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -61.1% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +107.2% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +107.2% | 16.8% | 34.7% |
| 2014 | -61.1% | 61.1% | 23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 61.1% | 77.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 16.8% | 29.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 23.6% | 34.7% | 5 |
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 one year before the official primary in Philippines?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Philippines was 23.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Philippines ranks 62nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release