Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted was 1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 243.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 1.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
Philippines ranks 25th of 111 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 … Services adjusted in Philippines, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3% | — |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +473.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -60.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +153.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -39.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +11.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +473.1% | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| 2018 | +153.5% | 0.7% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.36 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 495,843 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 201,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 983,812 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.87 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.8345 % 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 1.0% 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 1.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 25th out of 111 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 243.1%. 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 Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release