Years of schooling in Philippines
Philippines: Years of schooling was 9.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.98
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 192 countries
All-time high
9.98
in 2022
All-time low
7.18
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Philippines, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in Philippines is 9.98, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Philippines peaked at 9.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.18, in 1990.
Philippines ranks 95th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.18 | — |
| 1991 | 7.22 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 7.26 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.3 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 7.34 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 7.38 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 7.41 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 7.45 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.49 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.53 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 7.57 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7.84 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.11 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 8.37 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.64 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.66 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.68 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.69 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.71 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.81 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.91 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.99 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.07 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.15 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.91 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.66 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.42 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 8.18 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 8.57 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 8.97 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 8.89 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.43 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 9.98 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 9.98 | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 9.98 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 9.98 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.43, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.36 | 7.18 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.41 | 7.57 | 8.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.78 | 8.18 | 9.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.57 | 8.89 | 9.98 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 87.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.36 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 495,843 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 201,568 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 983,812 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.87 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.8345 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Philippines?
- Years of schooling in Philippines was 9.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 9.98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.18 in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for years of schooling?
- Philippines ranks 95th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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