Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Philippines
Philippines: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex was 12.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Philippines, 2006–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Philippines stood at 12.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Philippines peaked at 25.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 87th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25.3% | — |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -26.9% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -4.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 12.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 65% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 12.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -26.9% | 17.7% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 25.3% | 25.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 19.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 12.4% | 21.4% | 4 |
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 proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Philippines?
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Philippines was 12.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Philippines ranks 87th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).