Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Philippines
Philippines: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 10.57 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Philippines, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Philippines is 10.57 years, measured in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Philippines peaked at 10.57 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 6.26 years, in 1980.
Philippines ranks 85th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Philippines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.26 years | — |
| 1985 | 6.64 years | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 7.15 years | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 7.59 years | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 7.96 years | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 8.27 years | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 8.65 years | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 9.14 years | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 9.44 years | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 9.75 years | +3.3% |
| 2030 | 10.05 years | +3.1% |
| 2035 | 10.32 years | +2.7% |
| 2040 | 10.57 years | +2.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 10.57 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.28 years, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 10.57 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.39 years, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.45 years | 6.26 years | 6.64 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.37 years | 7.15 years | 7.59 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.12 years | 7.96 years | 8.27 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.89 years | 8.65 years | 9.14 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.59 years | 9.44 years | 9.75 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 10.19 years | 10.05 years | 10.32 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 10.57 years | 10.57 years | 10.57 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Philippines?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Philippines was 10.57 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 10.57 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 years in 1980.
- How does Philippines rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Philippines ranks 85th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.