School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Philippines
Philippines: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1.07 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.07 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
12th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.07 million number
in 2020
All-time low
457,367 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Philippines, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 1.07 million number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Philippines peaked at 1.07 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 457,367 number, in 1970.
Philippines ranks 12th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 457,367 number | — |
| 1971 | 466,525 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 478,230 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 491,736 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 504,641 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 517,478 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 529,994 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 541,276 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 552,332 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 564,022 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 576,435 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 589,004 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 600,505 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 612,449 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 625,161 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 638,074 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 651,738 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 667,186 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 683,776 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 700,523 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 717,910 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 735,165 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 750,579 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 766,072 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 782,397 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 798,597 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 815,490 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 834,371 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 875,141 number | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 894,854 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 913,057 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 926,640 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 936,163 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 947,042 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 958,121 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 969,299 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 981,787 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 994,344 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 510,360 number | 457,367 number | 564,022 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 634,485 number | 576,435 number | 700,523 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 797,058 number | 717,910 number | 894,854 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 963,801 number | 913,057 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.07 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 9 Ethiopia 1.35 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.15 million number compare
- 11 Mexico 1.09 million number compare
- 13 Egypt 921,976 number compare
- 14 Russian Federation 821,563 number compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 737,151 number compare
More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8345 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1128 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Philippines?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Philippines was 1.07 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 457,367 number in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Philippines ranks 12th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.