Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines is 1.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and up 314.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 1.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
Philippines ranks 16th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3% | — |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +166.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -68.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -49.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +238.9% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 1.3% 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 1.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 16th out of 72 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 314.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release