Primary education, teachers in Philippines
Philippines: Primary education, teachers was 88.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Philippines, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Philippines stood at 88.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Philippines peaked at 95.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1981.
That places Philippines 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.7% | 80.7% | 80.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 80.0% | 95.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 87.3% | 89.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 87.1% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.4% | 88.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.4% compare
- 40 Bermuda 88.3% compare
- 41 Serbia 88.3% compare
- 43 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.9% compare
- 44 Sri Lanka 87.9% compare
- 45 Seychelles 87.6% compare
More education data for Philippines
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 527,504 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 41.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 52.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Philippines?
- Primary education, teachers in Philippines was 88.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1981.
- How does Philippines rank for primary education, teachers?
- Philippines ranks 42nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.