Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Philippines
Philippines: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 87.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Philippines, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 87.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Philippines peaked at 100.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 138th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 100.0% | — |
| 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% |
| 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 | 89.2% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 89.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 87.4% | 89.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0544 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0584 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 87.4% 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 1981.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Philippines ranks 138th out of 217 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 12.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release