School age population, early childhood education, female in Philippines
Philippines: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.06 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.06 million
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
42nd
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.19 million
in 2015
All-time low
996,288
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, early childhood education, female in Philippines, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Philippines stood at 1.06 million.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Philippines peaked at 1.19 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 996,288, in 1998.
Philippines ranks 42nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 996,288 | — |
| 1999 | 1.01 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.05 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.17 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.12 million | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.13 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.15 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.11 million | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.06 million | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.00 million | 996,288 | 1.01 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million | 1.02 million | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million | 1.10 million | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 million | 1.06 million | 1.15 million | 6 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 465,772 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,732 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Philippines?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Philippines was 1.06 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 996,288 in 1998.
- How does Philippines rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Philippines ranks 42nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release