Secondary education, duration in Philippines
Philippines: Secondary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 209 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2018
All-time low
4 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Philippines, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, duration in Philippines is 6 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Philippines peaked at 6 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1970.
That places Philippines 91st out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5 years | 4 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Philippines
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 27.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.1% (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 secondary education, duration in Philippines?
- Secondary education, duration in Philippines was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
- How does Philippines rank for secondary education, duration?
- Philippines ranks 91st out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.