Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Philippines
Philippines: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 70.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Philippines, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 70.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Philippines peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2018.
Philippines ranks 127th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 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% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 62.5% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 66.1% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 527,504 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.03 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Philippines?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Philippines was 70.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2018.
- How does Philippines rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Philippines ranks 127th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release