Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Philippines

Philippines: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre was 28.32 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
28.32 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
27th
of 203 countries
All-time high
28.32 units per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
5.76 units per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Philippines, 1971–2017

510152025301971199420171971: 5.8 units per square kilometre1972: 6 units per square kilometre1973: 6.3 units per square kilometre1974: 6.6 units per square kilometre1975: 7.1 units per square kilometre1976: 7.7 units per square kilometre1977: 8.4 units per square kilometre1978: 9 units per square kilometre1979: 9.5 units per square kilometre1980: 9.8 units per square kilometre1981: 9.8 units per square kilometre1982: 9.8 units per square kilometre1983: 10.4 units per square kilometre1984: 10.7 units per square kilometre1985: 11.1 units per square kilometre1986: 10.8 units per square kilometre1987: 11.5 units per square kilometre1988: 11.7 units per square kilometre1989: 12.5 units per square kilometre1990: 13.3 units per square kilometre1991: 13.5 units per square kilometre1992: 14.1 units per square kilometre1993: 14.8 units per square kilometre1994: 15.4 units per square kilometre1995: 16 units per square kilometre1996: 16.1 units per square kilometre1997: 16.4 units per square kilometre1998: 16.9 units per square kilometre1999: 17.2 units per square kilometre2001: 18.1 units per square kilometre2002: 19.5 units per square kilometre2003: 20.4 units per square kilometre2004: 21.2 units per square kilometre2005: 21.3 units per square kilometre2006: 21.1 units per square kilometre2007: 21.4 units per square kilometre2008: 21.8 units per square kilometre2009: 22.7 units per square kilometre2014: 24.2 units per square kilometre2015: 24.5 units per square kilometre2016: 24.8 units per square kilometre2017: 28.3 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 28.32 units per square kilometre for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in 2017. That is the highest value across all 42 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, per square kilometre in Philippines peaked at 28.32 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.76 units per square kilometre, in 1971.

Philippines ranks 27th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Philippines, 1971 to 2017.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1971 5.76 units per square kilometre
1972 6.04 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1973 6.29 units per square kilometre +4.1%
1974 6.57 units per square kilometre +4.4%
1975 7.08 units per square kilometre +7.9%
1976 7.69 units per square kilometre +8.5%
1977 8.41 units per square kilometre +9.5%
1978 9.04 units per square kilometre +7.5%
1979 9.46 units per square kilometre +4.6%
1980 9.79 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1981 9.82 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1982 9.85 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1983 10.37 units per square kilometre +5.3%
1984 10.75 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1985 11.15 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1986 10.78 units per square kilometre -3.3%
1987 11.47 units per square kilometre +6.4%
1988 11.72 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1989 12.53 units per square kilometre +6.9%
1990 13.29 units per square kilometre +6.0%
1991 13.53 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1992 14.11 units per square kilometre +4.3%
1993 14.83 units per square kilometre +5.1%
1994 15.39 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1995 16.01 units per square kilometre +4.0%
1996 16.13 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1997 16.39 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1998 16.85 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1999 17.16 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2001 18.07 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2002 19.51 units per square kilometre +8.0%
2003 20.35 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2004 21.16 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2005 21.3 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2006 21.13 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2007 21.35 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2008 21.83 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2009 22.69 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2014 24.22 units per square kilometre +6.7%
2015 24.55 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2016 24.81 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2017 28.32 units per square kilometre +14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.37 units per square kilometre 5.76 units per square kilometre 9.46 units per square kilometre 9
1980s 10.82 units per square kilometre 9.79 units per square kilometre 12.53 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 15.37 units per square kilometre 13.29 units per square kilometre 17.16 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 20.82 units per square kilometre 18.07 units per square kilometre 22.69 units per square kilometre 9
2010s 25.47 units per square kilometre 24.22 units per square kilometre 28.32 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 24 Guam 30 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 25 Marshall Islands 29.81 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 26 Republic of Korea 28.49 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 28 Grenada 26.87 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 29 Puerto Rico 25.86 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 30 San Marino 25.75 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Philippines?
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Philippines was 28.32 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 28.32 units per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 5.76 units per square kilometre in 1971.
How does Philippines rank for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.