Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Philippines
Philippines: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 89.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
89.7%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
136th
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1971
All-time low
89.7%
in 2024
Years of data
48
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Philippines, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 89.7% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Philippines peaked at 100.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 2024.
That places Philippines 136th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 100.0% | — |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 90.3% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 89.7% | 91.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Philippines?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Philippines was 89.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Philippines ranks 136th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release