School completion, annual growth rate in Philippines
Philippines: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.2815 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School completion, annual growth rate in Philippines, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion, annual growth rate in Philippines is 0.2815 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Philippines peaked at 0.9732 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.152 % change on previous year, in 1984.
Philippines ranks 68th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School completion, annual growth rate in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.1014 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | -0.0886 % change on previous year | -187.4% |
| 1984 | -0.152 % change on previous year | +71.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0254 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 1986 | 0.203 % change on previous year | +699.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3925 % change on previous year | +93.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4918 % change on previous year | +25.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4518 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5247 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5468 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6056 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5651 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4153 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3528 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2667 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3748 % change on previous year | +40.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3975 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4439 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4181 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3093 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2253 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.142 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0709 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1181 % change on previous year | +66.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1651 % change on previous year | +39.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3296 % change on previous year | +99.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4224 % change on previous year | +28.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6544 % change on previous year | +54.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6965 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7494 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7552 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8064 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.89 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9715 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9732 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.931 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.803 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7643 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6624 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.605 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4853 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 0.378 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3138 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2815 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.2815 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0766 % change on previous year, 3.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.2815 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0707 % change on previous year, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School completion, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +699.8% | 0.0254 % change on previous year | 0.203 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | -187.4% | 0.1014 % change on previous year | -0.0886 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1781 % change on previous year | -0.152 % change on previous year | 0.4918 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.4493 % change on previous year | 0.2667 % change on previous year | 0.6056 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2855 % change on previous year | 0.0709 % change on previous year | 0.6544 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8341 % change on previous year | 0.6965 % change on previous year | 0.9732 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4543 % change on previous year | 0.2815 % change on previous year | 0.6624 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 65 Colombia 0.3152 % change on previous year compare
- 66 Paraguay 0.3064 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Tunisia 0.3001 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Iran 0.2383 % change on previous year compare
- 70 South Africa 0.2374 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Algeria 0.2076 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Philippines
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1128 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Philippines?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Philippines was 0.2815 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9732 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.152 % change on previous year in 1984.
- How does Philippines rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Philippines ranks 68th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.