Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Philippines

Philippines: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 8.44 million in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
8.44 million
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
11th
of 204 countries
All-time high
8.44 million
in 2017
All-time low
1.72 million
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Philippines, 1971–2017

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1971199420171971: 1.7M1972: 1.8M1973: 1.9M1974: 2.0M1975: 2.1M1976: 2.3M1977: 2.5M1978: 2.7M1979: 2.8M1980: 2.9M1981: 2.9M1982: 2.9M1983: 3.1M1984: 3.2M1985: 3.3M1986: 3.2M1987: 3.4M1988: 3.5M1989: 3.7M1990: 4.0M1991: 4.0M1992: 4.2M1993: 4.4M1994: 4.6M1995: 4.8M1996: 4.8M1997: 4.9M1998: 5.0M1999: 5.1M2000: 5.3M2001: 5.4M2002: 5.8M2003: 6.1M2004: 6.3M2005: 6.4M2006: 6.3M2007: 6.4M2008: 6.5M2009: 6.8M2014: 7.2M2015: 7.3M2016: 7.4M2017: 8.4M

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Philippines recorded 8.44 million for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in 2017. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Philippines peaked at 8.44 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.72 million, in 1971.

That places Philippines 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Philippines, 1971 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1971 1.72 million
1972 1.80 million +4.7%
1973 1.88 million +4.1%
1974 1.96 million +4.4%
1975 2.11 million +7.9%
1976 2.29 million +8.5%
1977 2.51 million +9.5%
1978 2.70 million +7.5%
1979 2.82 million +4.6%
1980 2.92 million +3.5%
1981 2.93 million +0.4%
1982 2.94 million +0.2%
1983 3.09 million +5.3%
1984 3.20 million +3.6%
1985 3.32 million +3.7%
1986 3.21 million -3.3%
1987 3.42 million +6.4%
1988 3.49 million +2.1%
1989 3.74 million +6.9%
1990 3.96 million +6.0%
1991 4.03 million +1.8%
1992 4.21 million +4.3%
1993 4.42 million +5.1%
1994 4.59 million +3.8%
1995 4.77 million +4.0%
1996 4.81 million +0.8%
1997 4.89 million +1.6%
1998 5.02 million +2.8%
1999 5.12 million +1.8%
2000 5.25 million +2.6%
2001 5.39 million +2.6%
2002 5.82 million +8.0%
2003 6.07 million +4.3%
2004 6.31 million +4.0%
2005 6.35 million +0.7%
2006 6.30 million -0.8%
2007 6.37 million +1.0%
2008 6.51 million +2.3%
2009 6.77 million +4.0%
2014 7.22 million +6.7%
2015 7.32 million +1.4%
2016 7.40 million +1.1%
2017 8.44 million +14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.20 million 1.72 million 2.82 million 9
1980s 3.23 million 2.92 million 3.74 million 10
1990s 4.58 million 3.96 million 5.12 million 10
2000s 6.11 million 5.25 million 6.77 million 10
2010s 7.60 million 7.22 million 8.44 million 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 8 Mexico 10.28 million compare
  2. 9 Turkey 8.69 million compare
  3. 10 Russia 8.47 million compare
  4. 12 Vietnam 7.88 million compare
  5. 13 Egypt 7.12 million compare
  6. 14 Japan 6.28 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Philippines?
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Philippines was 8.44 million in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 8.44 million in 2017.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 1.72 million in 1971.
How does Philippines rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Philippines ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
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Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.