Philippines
Background Information
Region
East Asia & Pacific
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
29% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
13,446,616 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
12,715,006 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
16%
Source: UNSDG, 2017
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
54
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
17%
Source: DHS, 2017
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
58%
Source: DHS, 2017
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 58%
(2018)
-
Lower secondary 85%
(2018)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 95%
-
Male 89%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 88%
-
Male 75%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 83%
-
Male 74%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 2%
-
Male 3%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 4%
-
Male 6%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 4%
-
Male 13%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Asia Pacific Region National Education Coalitions COVID-19 Zoom Conference
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Australia Awards Scholarships
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Face Your Peers: A Youth Peer Education Guide Against Sexual Exploitation
Project/Program
LitClub
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Project/Program
Philippines: EdTech Solutions for Last Mile Schools in COVID-19
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Project/Program
Summer School Programs piloted in the Philippines