School age population, upper secondary education, male in Philippines

Philippines: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 2.16 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.16 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.16 million number
in 2020
All-time low
433,749 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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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 in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Philippines, 1970 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 13 Ethiopia 2.56 million number compare
  2. 14 Kenya 2.52 million number compare
  3. 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.28 million number compare
  4. 17 Viet Nam 2.01 million number compare
  5. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.49 million number compare
  6. 19 Italy 1.48 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.