School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Philippines
Philippines: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 6.16 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Philippines, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Philippines is 6.16 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Philippines peaked at 6.16 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.73 million number, in 1970.
Philippines ranks 11th of 205 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, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.73 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.77 million number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.80 million number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.84 million number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.88 million number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.93 million number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 1.98 million number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.03 million number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.08 million number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.13 million number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 2.17 million number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.22 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.27 million number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 2.32 million number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 2.37 million number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 2.42 million number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2.47 million number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.52 million number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.57 million number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.63 million number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 2.69 million number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 2.76 million number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 2.82 million number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.89 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.96 million number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.02 million number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.08 million number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 3.15 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.29 million number | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 3.37 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.45 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.53 million number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.59 million number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.65 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.70 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.75 million number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 3.79 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.84 million number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.89 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.94 million number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.97 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.99 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.00 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.01 million number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.02 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.03 million number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.04 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.05 million number | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 6.08 million number | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 6.12 million number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.16 million number | +0.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 6.16 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 329,098 number, 18.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 6.16 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 121,936 number, 50.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) 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 | +25.1% | 4.04 million number | 5.05 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.92 million number | 1.73 million number | 2.13 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.40 million number | 2.17 million number | 2.63 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.00 million number | 2.69 million number | 3.37 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.71 million number | 3.45 million number | 3.94 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 million number | 3.97 million number | 6.12 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.16 million number | 6.16 million number | 6.16 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.36 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Philippines?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Philippines was 6.16 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 million number in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Philippines ranks 11th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. 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, secondary 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.