Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Philippines
Philippines: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 18.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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, female in Philippines stood at 18.0%.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Philippines peaked at 29.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2011.
Philippines ranks 95th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 21.2% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 16.5% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 18.0% | 21.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 92 Saint Lucia 18.6% compare
- 93 Turkmenistan 18.4% compare
- 94 Cuba 18.1% compare
- 95 Morocco 18.0% compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 17.4% compare
- 98 Brunei Darussalam 17.2% compare
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, female in Philippines?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Philippines was 18.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2011.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Philippines ranks 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release