School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Philippines
Philippines: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.03 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Philippines, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 9.03 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Philippines peaked at 9.52 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.32 years, in 1998.
That places Philippines 95th out of 200 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.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Philippines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.32 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 8.33 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.47 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.54 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.54 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.41 years | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.33 years | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.51 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 8.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.83 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 8.78 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.76 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.38 years | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 9.26 years | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.4 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.52 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 9.1 years | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 9.39 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 9.34 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 9.03 years | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.34 years | 8.32 years | 8.36 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.46 years | 8.33 years | 8.61 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.07 years | 8.76 years | 9.4 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.27 years | 9.03 years | 9.52 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, male in Philippines?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Philippines was 9.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.32 years in 1998.
- How does Philippines rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Philippines ranks 95th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release