Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 24.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 24.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 34.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 76th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.6% | — |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.6% | 31.8% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 24.1% | 33.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8345 % change on previous year (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 24.1% 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 34.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 76th out of 122 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 down 28.4%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release