Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Philippines
Philippines: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 63.5% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Philippines stood at 63.5%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% 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, 56.6%, in 2018.
That places Philippines 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 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 | 56.6% | -43.4% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | -1.1% |
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 | 89.3% | 56.6% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 59.7% | 64.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 465,772 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,732 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 63.5% 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 56.6% in 2018.
- How does Philippines rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Philippines ranks 131st out of 188 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 36.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release