Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines stood at 11.1%.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 149.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 11.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2021.
Philippines ranks 31st of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 4.5% | — |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +190.5% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 3.6% | 11.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 11.1% 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 11.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 31st 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 149.4%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release