Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 1.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places Philippines 91st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.5% | — |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
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 1.4% 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 1.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 91st out of 121 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 11.2%. 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 Education 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