Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 20.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines stood at 20.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 21.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 27th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.1% | — |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.1% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.9% | 20.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 20.3% 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 21.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 27th out of 126 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 18.8%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release