Population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines
Philippines: Population of compulsory school age, male was 15.20 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 15.20 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines peaked at 15.27 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.81 million, in 1998.
That places Philippines 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.81 million | — |
| 1999 | 10.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 10.16 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 10.31 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.46 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 10.60 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.72 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.95 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.15 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.36 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.45 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.75 million | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 12.86 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.99 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 13.12 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.10 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.08 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.27 million | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 15.17 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.08 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 15.15 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 15.22 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 15.25 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 15.25 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15.20 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.90 million | 9.81 million | 10.00 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.75 million | 10.16 million | 11.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.11 million | 11.36 million | 15.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.19 million | 15.08 million | 15.25 million | 6 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Philippines was 15.20 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 15.27 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.81 million in 1998.
- How does Philippines rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Philippines ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release