Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Philippines
Philippines: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 18.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Philippines stood at 18.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Philippines peaked at 36.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2025.
That places Philippines 100th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.5% | — |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 18.8% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 26.5% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 21.0% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 18.8% | 24.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Philippines?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Philippines was 18.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Philippines ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 youth of upper 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