Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 15.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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 in Philippines is 15.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 15.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2020.
Philippines ranks 32nd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 11.6% | — |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +40.4% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 10.9% | 15.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 465,772 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,732 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.58 % 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 15.6% 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 15.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2020.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 32nd 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 34.5%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release