Education in Philippines

166 indicators covering education for Philippines.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 67.1% 2025 up 7.1% 59th
Population ages 0-14 27.1% 2025 down 19.1% 84th
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
School enrollment, primary 94.0% 2024 down 10.1% 158th
Primary education, teachers 527,504 2024 up 12.9% 9th
School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% 2024 down 11.3% 167th
School enrollment, primary, male 95.9% 2024 down 9.0% 148th
Labor force, total 52.20 million 2025 up 21.5% 14th
Labor force, female 41.6% 2025 up 3.8% 129th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.977 GPI 2021 down 1.2% 131st
School enrollment, secondary 85.3% 2024 up 4.6% 125th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 6.1 per 1,000 2024 up 1.7% 74th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.3 per 1,000 2024 up 13.2% 70th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.3 per 1,000 2024 up 4.5% 64th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 2.1 per 1,000 2024 down 8.7% 69th
Secondary education, teachers 495,843 2024 up 85.4% 16th
School enrollment, secondary, female 86.1% 2024 up 0.8% 127th
School enrollment, secondary, male 84.5% 2024 up 8.4% 121st
School enrollment, tertiary 47.4% 2024 up 40.0% 88th
School enrollment, primary, private 9.5% 2020 up 16.7% 118th
School enrollment, preprimary 90.2% 2021 down 7.8% 59th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 41.6% 2024 up 41.4% 84th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 53.3% 2024 up 38.0% 95th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.08 GPI 2021 down 0.4% 47th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.22 GPI 2024 down 1.5% 94th
Secondary education, teachers, female 354,444 2024 up 80.7% 13th
Primary completion rate, female 90.9% 2024 down 3.8% 119th
Primary completion rate, male 92.0% 2024 up 3.4% 110th
Government expenditure on education, total 4.0% 2025 up 40.2% 108th
Secondary education, general pupils 8.44 million 2017 up 32.7% 11th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 84.8% 2024 up 11.3% 107th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 89.7% 2021 down 9.2% 56th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 90.7% 2021 down 6.3% 56th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 93.4% 2023 up 0.6% 83rd
Government expenditure on education, total 15.2% 2025 up 0.3% 62nd
Secondary education, general pupils 51.2% 2017 down 0.4% 50th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 86.8% 2024 up 6.9% 107th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 82.8% 2024 up 15.8% 104th
Children out of school 11.6% 2024 up 17.1% 44th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Primary education, pupils 13.06 million 2024 down 9.7% 13th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 up 50.0% 91st
Secondary education, pupils 11.87 million 2024 up 64.3% 11th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 91.6% 2023 up 1.0% 83rd
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 95.4% 2023 up 0.2% 66th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 562,545 2017 24th
Number of under-five deaths, male 27,811 2024 down 29.6% 26th
Number of under-five deaths, female 20,874 2024 down 30.0% 26th
Number of infant deaths, male 22,809 2024 down 27.0% 23rd
Number of infant deaths, female 16,922 2024 down 27.0% 23rd
Children out of school, female 12.8% 2024 up 44.3% 45th
Children out of school, male 10.5% 2024 down 3.7% 54th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 94.5% 2017 down 22.9% 153rd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.2% 2025 down 27.2% 166th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.5% 2025 down 23.1% 163rd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.1% 2025 down 30.5% 164th
Primary education, teachers 88.3% 2024 up 0.7% 42nd
Repeaters, primary, total 1.4% 2017 down 38.9% 111th
Persistence to grade 5, total 95.2% 2023 up 0.4% 68th