Over-age students, primary, male in Philippines
Philippines: Over-age students, primary, male was 11.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Philippines, 1976–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 11.5% for over-age students, primary, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Philippines peaked at 18.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1986.
Philippines ranks 65th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10.8% | — |
| 1981 | 15.4% | +42.5% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | -20.1% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | +40.9% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 9.7% | 15.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 9.8% | 17.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 17.7% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 11.5% | 16.4% | 4 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Philippines?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Philippines was 11.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1986.
- How does Philippines rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Philippines ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.