Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Philippines
Philippines: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Philippines, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Philippines is 86.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Philippines peaked at 89.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1979.
Philippines ranks 124th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 62.9% | — |
| 1992 | 78.4% | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 80.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 71.4% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.9% | 62.9% | 62.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 75.8% | 67.0% | 80.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 82.1% | 89.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 84.7% | 87.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 83.0% | 89.1% | 5 |
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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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Philippines?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Philippines was 86.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1979.
- How does Philippines rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Philippines ranks 124th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release