School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Philippines
Philippines: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 2.16 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Philippines, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 2.16 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 111.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Philippines peaked at 2.16 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 433,749 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, male (number) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 433,749 number | — |
| 1971 | 447,519 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 455,221 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 464,408 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 473,686 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 484,196 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 497,037 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 510,263 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 523,172 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 536,357 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 549,468 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 562,118 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 573,425 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 585,734 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 598,874 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 611,982 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 624,688 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 636,526 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 648,908 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 661,694 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 675,810 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 691,612 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 706,821 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 723,177 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 740,777 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 758,358 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 775,158 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 790,371 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 825,516 number | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 843,322 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 863,660 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 885,359 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 904,861 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 925,699 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 943,978 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 957,854 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 969,504 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 975,731 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 988,057 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.06 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.14 million number | +100.3% |
| 2019 | 2.15 million number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.16 million number | +0.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2.16 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122,159 number, 17.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2.16 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,208 number, 38.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (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 | +100.3% | 1.07 million number | 2.14 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 482,561 number | 433,749 number | 536,357 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 605,342 number | 549,468 number | 661,694 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 753,092 number | 675,810 number | 843,322 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 941,928 number | 863,660 number | 1.00 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million number | 1.02 million number | 2.15 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 million number | 2.16 million number | 2.16 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, upper secondary education, male in Philippines?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Philippines was 2.16 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 433,749 number in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Philippines ranks 16th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.