School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Philippines
Philippines: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Philippines, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Philippines is 8.84 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Philippines peaked at 9.4 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.62 years, in 1998.
Philippines ranks 108th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.64 years | 8.62 years | 8.67 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.75 years | 8.63 years | 8.85 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.06 years | 8.73 years | 9.4 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.06 years | 8.84 years | 9.34 years | 5 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.03 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Philippines?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Philippines was 8.84 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.62 years in 1998.
- How does Philippines rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Philippines ranks 108th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release