School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Philippines
Philippines: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 2.01 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Philippines, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Philippines stood at 2.01 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 105.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Philippines peaked at 2.01 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 415,442 number, in 1970.
Philippines ranks 16th 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 415,442 number | — |
| 1971 | 428,814 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 435,543 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 443,813 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 452,061 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 461,600 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 473,765 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 486,740 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 499,160 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 511,651 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 524,083 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 536,200 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 547,399 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 559,425 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 572,134 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 584,741 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 596,969 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 608,694 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 620,770 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 633,051 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 646,705 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 662,268 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 677,909 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 694,362 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 711,762 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 728,876 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 745,026 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 759,864 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 792,854 number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 809,479 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 828,494 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 848,945 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 867,756 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 887,708 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 905,015 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 917,729 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 927,717 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 936,025 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 949,763 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 966,624 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 980,699 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 988,419 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 991,763 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 995,908 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 999,327 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.00 million number | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 2.01 million number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million number | +0.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2.01 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 17.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2.01 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55,008 number, 36.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +100.0% | 1.00 million number | 2.00 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 460,859 number | 415,442 number | 511,651 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 578,347 number | 524,083 number | 633,051 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 722,910 number | 646,705 number | 809,479 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 903,578 number | 828,494 number | 966,624 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million number | 980,699 number | 2.01 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 million number | 2.01 million number | 2.01 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, upper secondary education, female in Philippines?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Philippines was 2.01 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 415,442 number in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Philippines ranks 16th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.