School age population, primary education, female in Philippines
Philippines: School age population, primary education, female was 6.78 million in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Philippines, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 6.78 million for school age population, primary education, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Philippines peaked at 6.97 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.30 million, in 1970.
That places Philippines 12th out of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.62 million | 3.30 million | 3.85 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.16 million | 3.89 million | 4.57 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.26 million | 4.69 million | 5.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.18 million | 5.91 million | 6.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.72 million | 6.48 million | 6.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.89 million | 6.78 million | 6.97 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 527,504 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Philippines?
- School age population, primary education, female in Philippines was 6.78 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 6.97 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.30 million in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Philippines ranks 12th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release