School age population, tertiary education, female in Philippines
Philippines: School age population, tertiary education, female was 4.93 million number in 2017. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Philippines, 1970β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Philippines is 4.93 million number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Philippines peaked at 4.93 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.67 million number, in 1970.
That places Philippines 10th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.07 million number | 1.67 million number | 2.34 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.69 million number | 2.40 million number | 2.96 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.35 million number | 3.02 million number | 3.77 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 million number | 3.85 million number | 4.52 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.80 million number | 4.61 million number | 4.93 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 7 Nigeria 7.82 million number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 7.55 million number compare
- 9 Mexico 5.46 million number compare
- 11 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 4.62 million number compare
- 12 Egypt, Arab Republic of 4.05 million number compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.51 million number compare
More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Philippines?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Philippines was 4.93 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 million number in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Philippines ranks 10th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.