Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Philippines
Philippines: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 61.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Philippines, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Philippines stood at 61.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Philippines peaked at 76.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 61.6%, in 2018.
Philippines ranks 46th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 76.3% | — |
| 1999 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 76.4% | 76.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 61.6% | 73.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 62.0% compare
- 44 Cyprus 61.7% compare
- 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.6% compare
- 47 Lebanon 61.5% compare
- 48 New Zealand 60.8% compare
- 49 Finland 60.5% compare
More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1128 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Philippines?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Philippines was 61.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.6% in 2018.
- How does Philippines rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Philippines ranks 46th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.