Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.8% 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 1.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 1.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2021.
Philippines ranks 109th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 1.5% | — |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 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 1.8% 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 1.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 109th out of 123 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 20.8%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release