Primary completion rate, female in Philippines
Philippines: Primary completion rate, female was 90.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Philippines, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 90.9% for primary completion rate, female in 2024.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Philippines peaked at 105.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 119th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 81.9% | — |
| 1983 | 87.2% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 88.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 87.9% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 86.6% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 85.5% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 84.2% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 85.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 101.1% | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 93.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 90.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 103.0% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 105.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.7% | 81.9% | 88.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 84.8% | 84.2% | 85.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 90.1% | 101.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 94.5% | 105.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 75.8% | 94.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 116 India 91.0% compare
- 117 Togo 91.0% compare
- 118 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.9% compare
- 120 Hong Kong, China 90.7% compare
- 121 Dominican Republic 90.7% compare
- 122 Namibia 90.4% compare
More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.03 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Philippines?
- Primary completion rate, female in Philippines was 90.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 105.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Philippines ranks 119th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.