Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Philippines
Philippines: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 15.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Philippines, 1995–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Philippines is 15.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Philippines peaked at 19.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2005.
Philippines ranks 62nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 15.2% | 18.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.1% | 19.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More economy & growth data for Philippines
- Final consumption expenditure 5.2% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 3.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 85.41 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 4.29 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 76.4% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 445.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 25.64 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 409.55 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 31.85 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 553.78 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Philippines?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Philippines was 15.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2005.
- How does Philippines rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Philippines ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.