Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Philippines
Philippines: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 76.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Philippines, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 76.5% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Philippines peaked at 77.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2001.
That places Philippines 69th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 21.8% | 38.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 45.7% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 62.8% | 76.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 527,504 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Philippines?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Philippines was 76.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2001.
- How does Philippines rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Philippines ranks 69th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.