Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Philippines
Philippines: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 94.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Philippines, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 94.0% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Philippines peaked at 106.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2021.
Philippines ranks 169th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 95.7% | 103.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 103.7% | 101.2% | 106.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.9% | 99.3% | 106.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.1% | 100.1% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 93.0% | 104.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 88.8% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 527,504 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Philippines?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Philippines was 94.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 106.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Philippines ranks 169th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.