Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Philippines
Philippines: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 19.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 19.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Philippines peaked at 42.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2025.
That places Philippines 106th 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, male in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | -11.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 19.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 19.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 85% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 30.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 25.1% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 19.6% | 27.5% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Philippines?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Philippines was 19.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Philippines ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release