School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Philippines
Philippines: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 13.15 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Philippines, 1971–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Philippines stood at 13.15 years. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Philippines peaked at 13.15 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.37 years, in 1973.
That places Philippines 95th out of 183 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.58 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.49 years | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 9.37 years | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 9.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 9.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 9.79 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 9.95 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 10.13 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 10.6 years | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 10.32 years | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 10.63 years | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 10.48 years | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 10.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 10.62 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 10.47 years | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 10.12 years | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 10.23 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 10.41 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 10.71 years | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 10.79 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 10.79 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.76 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.13 years | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 11.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.38 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 11.38 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.58 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 11.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 11.52 years | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.37 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 11.68 years | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 11.37 years | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 12.65 years | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 13.15 years | +3.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 13.15 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.93 years, 94% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 13.15 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.38 years, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.77 years | 9.37 years | 10.6 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.45 years | 10.12 years | 10.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.98 years | 10.76 years | 11.38 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.51 years | 11.37 years | 11.68 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.9 years | 12.65 years | 13.15 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.36 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Philippines?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Philippines was 13.15 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 13.15 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.37 years in 1973.
- How does Philippines rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Philippines ranks 95th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.