Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines

Philippines: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 34.98 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
34.98
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
76th
of 104 countries
All-time high
34.98
in 2019
All-time low
33.15
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines, 1997–2019

01020301997200820191997: 33.11998: 33.41999: 33.62000: 33.92001: 342002: 33.82003: 33.72004: 33.22005: 33.32006: 33.52007: 33.52008: 33.62009: 33.82010: 33.82011: 33.82012: 342013: 342014: 33.92015: 342016: 34.32017: 34.72018: 34.92019: 35

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines stood at 34.98. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines peaked at 34.98 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.15, in 1997.

Philippines ranks 76th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 33.15 —
1998 33.35 +0.6%
1999 33.63 +0.8%
2000 33.85 +0.7%
2001 34.03 +0.5%
2002 33.83 -0.6%
2003 33.66 -0.5%
2004 33.24 -1.2%
2005 33.28 +0.1%
2006 33.48 +0.6%
2007 33.49 +0.0%
2008 33.6 +0.3%
2009 33.77 +0.5%
2010 33.81 +0.1%
2011 33.78 -0.1%
2012 33.99 +0.6%
2013 34.01 +0.0%
2014 33.93 -0.2%
2015 34 +0.2%
2016 34.27 +0.8%
2017 34.68 +1.2%
2018 34.88 +0.6%
2019 34.98 +0.3%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 34.98 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.49, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 34.98 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.32, 96% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.38 33.15 33.63 3
2000s 33.62 33.24 34.03 10
2010s 34.23 33.78 34.98 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 73 Colombia 35.36 compare
  2. 74 Malawi 35.15 compare
  3. 75 Namibia 35.1 compare
  4. 77 Togo 34.97 compare
  5. 78 Ghana 34.96 compare
  6. 79 India 34.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Philippines was 34.98 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 34.98 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 33.15 in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Philippines ranks 76th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,395 data points, 1970–2021
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