School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Philippines
Philippines: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 4.43 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Philippines, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 4.43 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Philippines peaked at 4.43 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.23 million, in 1998.
That places Philippines 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.23 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.34 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 3.46 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.57 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.65 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.71 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.78 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.86 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 3.92 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.96 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.04 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.07 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.14 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.27 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.29 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.32 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.36 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.28 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.33 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.37 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.38 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.35 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.33 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.35 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.39 million | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 4.43 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.29 million | 3.23 million | 3.34 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.80 million | 3.46 million | 4.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 million | 4.07 million | 4.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 million | 4.33 million | 4.43 million | 6 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Philippines?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Philippines was 4.43 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.23 million in 1998.
- How does Philippines rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Philippines ranks 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release