Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 15.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 15.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 15.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 18th of 124 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 | 10.2% | — |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.4% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 15 Kazakhstan 19.0% compare
- 16 Seychelles 17.6% compare
- 17 Eritrea 15.8% compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 14.8% compare
- 20 Indonesia 14.6% compare
- 21 Zimbabwe 14.3% compare
More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0544 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0584 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % 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 15.3% 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 15.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 18th out of 124 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 48.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release