School age population, primary education, female in Philippines
Philippines: School age population, primary education, female was 6.57 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Philippines, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Philippines is 6.57 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Philippines peaked at 6.57 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.93 million number, in 1970.
That places Philippines 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.26 million number | 2.93 million number | 3.58 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.04 million number | 3.66 million number | 4.47 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.05 million number | 4.57 million number | 5.60 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.97 million number | 5.67 million number | 6.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.26 million number | 6.10 million number | 6.51 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.57 million number | 6.57 million number | 6.57 million number | 1 |
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 6.57 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 million number in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Philippines ranks 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.