School completion in Philippines
Philippines: School completion was 96.18 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
96.18
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
93rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
96.18
in 2025
All-time low
78.81
in 1984
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Philippines, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Philippines stood at 96.18. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Philippines peaked at 96.18 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78.81, in 1984.
Philippines ranks 93rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 78.92 | — |
| 1982 | 79 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 78.93 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 78.81 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.83 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 78.99 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 79.3 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 79.69 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 80.05 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 80.47 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 80.91 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 81.4 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 81.86 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 82.2 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 82.49 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 82.71 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 83.02 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.35 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.72 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 84.07 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 84.33 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.52 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 84.64 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.7 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 84.8 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.94 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.22 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.58 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.14 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.74 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.39 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 88.05 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.76 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 89.55 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 90.42 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.3 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 92.15 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.89 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.6 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.22 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.79 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.25 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.61 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.91 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 96.18 | +0.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 96.18 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 96.18 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.58, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.17 | 78.81 | 80.05 | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.21 | 80.47 | 83.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.89 | 84.07 | 86.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.09 | 86.74 | 93.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.33 | 94.22 | 96.18 | 6 |
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 completion in Philippines?
- School completion in Philippines was 96.18 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 96.18 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.81 in 1984.
- How does Philippines rank for school completion?
- Philippines ranks 93rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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