Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines peaked at 1.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2023.
That places Philippines 117th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Philippines, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.4% | — |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -50.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0544 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0584 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 0.7% 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 1.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 117th out of 117 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 down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release