Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes was 9.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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 9.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 10.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2021.
Philippines ranks 5th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.0% | — |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +69.3% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -36.2% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -69.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +280.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -69.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +597.7% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -1.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 9.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 9.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 2.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +597.7% | 1.5% | 10.4% |
| 2017 | +280.0% | 1.9% | 7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 1.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 1.5% | 10.4% | 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 9.4% 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 10.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 5th 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 56.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release