Productivity vs. educational attainment in Philippines
Philippines: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Philippines, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Philippines stood at 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Philippines peaked at 13.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1971.
Philippines ranks 97th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 12.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 95 Peru 11.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 96 Uzbekistan 11.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 98 Vietnam 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 99 Jamaica 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 100 Ghana 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
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 productivity vs. educational attainment in Philippines?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Philippines was 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 13.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1971.
- How does Philippines rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Philippines ranks 97th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.