Share of children who have completed primary school in Philippines
Philippines: Share of children who have completed primary school was 96.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Philippines, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Philippines stood at 96.2%. 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, share of children who have completed primary school in Philippines peaked at 96.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, 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.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 78.9% | — |
| 1982 | 79.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 96.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 96.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.2% | 78.8% | 80.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 80.5% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 84.1% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 86.7% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.2% | 96.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Philippines?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Philippines was 96.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 1984.
- How does Philippines rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Philippines ranks 93rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.