Percentage of graduates … female Social Journalism Sciences in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates … female Social Journalism Sciences was 9.5% 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 9.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 9.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2021.
That places Philippines 61st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … female Social Journalism Sciences in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.4% | — |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +103.8% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -1.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 9.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 9.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.5%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates … female Social Journalism Sciences 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 | +103.8% | 4.3% | 8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 4.3% | 9.7% | 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 9.5% 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 9.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 61st out of 121 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 76.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release