School age population, upper secondary education, female in Philippines

Philippines: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 2.01 million number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
2.01 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.01 million number
in 2020
All-time low
415,442 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Philippines, 1970–2020

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019952020

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 13 Ethiopia 2.52 million number compare
  2. 14 Kenya 2.48 million number compare
  3. 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.17 million number compare
  4. 17 Viet Nam 1.88 million number compare
  5. 18 South Africa 1.45 million number compare
  6. 19 Least developed countries 32.34 million number compare
  7. 19 Sudan 1.43 million number compare

See the full ranking of 250 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.