Youth/adult literacy rate in Philippines
Philippines: Youth/adult literacy rate was 99.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.2%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
17th
of 57 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2020
All-time low
95.1%
in 2003
Years of data
8
2000–2020
Youth/adult literacy rate in Philippines, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 99.2% for youth/adult literacy rate in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Philippines peaked at 99.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 2003.
That places Philippines 17th out of 57 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.1% | — |
| 2003 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.0% | 95.1% | 97.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.8% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More education data for Philippines
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.14 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Philippines?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Philippines was 99.2% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 2003.
- How does Philippines rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Philippines ranks 17th out of 57 countries with data for 2020.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).