Average age, primary education and below in Philippines

Philippines: Average age, primary education and below was 26.88 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
26.88
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
84th
of 105 countries
All-time high
32.27
in 2002
All-time low
25.31
in 2015
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Average age, primary education and below in Philippines, 1997–2019

01020301997200820191997: 31.61998: 31.71999: 31.82000: 31.82001: 31.82002: 32.32003: 30.32004: 262005: 25.92006: 26.42007: 25.72008: 25.72009: 25.82010: 25.92011: 25.92012: 25.82013: 25.62014: 25.42015: 25.32016: 25.92017: 26.82018: 26.92019: 26.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age, primary education and below in Philippines is 26.88, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, primary education and below in Philippines peaked at 32.27 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25.31, in 2015.

Philippines ranks 84th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.66 31.55 31.77 3
2000s 28.18 25.71 32.27 10
2010s 26.02 25.31 26.88 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 81 Jamaica 27.25 compare
  2. 82 Mozambique 27.08 compare
  3. 83 Jordan 26.9 compare
  4. 85 South Africa 26.78 compare
  5. 86 Kenya 26.64 compare
  6. 87 Pakistan 26.57 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, primary education and below in Philippines?
Average age, primary education and below in Philippines was 26.88 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, primary education and below recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 32.27 in 2002.
What is the lowest average age, primary education and below recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 25.31 in 2015.
How does Philippines rank for average age, primary education and below?
Philippines ranks 84th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, primary education and below rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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