School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Philippines
Philippines: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9798 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Philippines, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.9798 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Philippines peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9672 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Philippines 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Philippines, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.997 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9936 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9867 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9812 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9823 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.972 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9672 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9798 GPIA | +1.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.9798 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9971 GPIA, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.9798 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.998 GPIA, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9989 GPIA | 0.9867 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9765 GPIA | 0.9672 GPIA | 0.9823 GPIA | 5 |
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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Philippines?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Philippines was 0.9798 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9672 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Philippines ranks 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release