School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Philippines
Philippines: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 4.64 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Philippines, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Philippines stood at 4.64 million. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Philippines peaked at 4.64 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million, in 1970.
That places Philippines 9th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.39 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.44 million | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 1.49 million | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.55 million | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.61 million | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.66 million | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 1.71 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.75 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.79 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.82 million | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.84 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.86 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.88 million | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.90 million | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.92 million | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.95 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.97 million | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.98 million | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.00 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.03 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 2.06 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.12 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2.18 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.25 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.31 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.35 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.41 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.48 million | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.63 million | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 2.69 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.75 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.80 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.85 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.90 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.94 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.97 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.99 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.00 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.05 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.11 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.14 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.16 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.19 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.25 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.27 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.36 million | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 4.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.39 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.42 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.54 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 4.63 million | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 4.64 million | +0.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 4.64 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172,108, 27.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 4.64 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44,322, 104.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +33.4% | 3.27 million | 4.36 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.62 million | 1.39 million | 1.82 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 million | 1.84 million | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 million | 2.06 million | 2.69 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.93 million | 2.75 million | 3.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 million | 3.11 million | 4.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 million | 4.42 million | 4.64 million | 6 |
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 school age population, lower secondary education, female in Philippines?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Philippines was 4.64 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Philippines ranks 9th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release