Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Philippines
Philippines: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 91.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Philippines, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Philippines is 91.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Philippines peaked at 108.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 112th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 79.3% | — |
| 1983 | 84.0% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 85.6% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 85.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 84.4% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 84.3% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 86.1% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 87.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 102.5% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 108.3% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | +18.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 91.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 91.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 96% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.2% | 79.3% | 86.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 80.4% | 87.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 86.3% | 95.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.4% | 91.6% | 108.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 77.2% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More aid effectiveness data for Philippines
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 1.32 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 3.54 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 74.49 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 56.46 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 953,487 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 25.55 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 153.71 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 8.82 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy -19,124 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.00 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Philippines?
- Primary completion rate, total in Philippines was 91.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 108.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Philippines ranks 112th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.