Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Philippines, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Philippines is 2.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.9% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Philippines peaked at 2.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2012.
That places Philippines 113th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.6% | — |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 110 Cuba 2.8% compare
- 111 Kazakhstan 2.8% compare
- 112 Botswana 2.8% compare
- 114 Costa Rica 2.4% compare
- 115 United Arab Emirates 2.3% compare
- 116 Namibia 2.1% 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 arts in Philippines?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Philippines was 2.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2012.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Philippines ranks 113th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release