Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Philippines
Philippines: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 9.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Philippines, 1976–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Philippines stood at 9.8%.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Philippines peaked at 17.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1986.
Philippines ranks 69th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10.9% | — |
| 1979 | 11.4% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 15.4% | +35.5% |
| 1982 | 14.3% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | -29.9% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +36.9% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -28.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +36.9% | 11.0% | 15.0% |
| 1981 | +35.5% | 11.4% | 15.4% |
| 1985 | -29.9% | 14.1% | 9.9% |
| 2017 | -28.6% | 13.7% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 9.7% | 15.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 9.8% | 17.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.8% | 14.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.36 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Philippines?
- Over-age students, primary in Philippines was 9.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1986.
- How does Philippines rank for over-age students, primary?
- Philippines ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. 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 (% of 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.