Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines is 1.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 1.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 34th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8% | — |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 31 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 32 Viet Nam 1.0% compare
- 33 Belarus 1.0% compare
- 35 Thailand 0.9% compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 34th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release