Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Philippines

Philippines: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total was 4.39 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
4.39
World rank
65th
of 144 countries
All-time high
6.29
in 2000
All-time low
1.87
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Philippines, 1960–2010

234561960198520101960: 3.61965: 3.11970: 1.91975: 3.91980: 4.51985: 5.21990: 6.11995: 6.22000: 6.32005: 5.52010: 4.4

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Philippines stood at 4.39.

That represents a change of down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Philippines peaked at 6.29 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.87, in 1970.

Philippines ranks 65th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.33 3.09 3.57 2
1970s 2.91 1.87 3.94 2
1980s 4.85 4.47 5.23 2
1990s 6.16 6.1 6.22 2
2000s 5.88 5.48 6.29 2
2010s 4.39 4.39 4.39 1

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 62 Italy 4.69 compare
  2. 63 Colombia 4.52 compare
  3. 64 Guyana 4.49 compare
  4. 66 Iran 4.37 compare
  5. 67 Mauritius 4.29 compare
  6. 68 Zimbabwe 4.23 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Philippines?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Philippines was 4.39 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 6.29 in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 1.87 in 1970.
How does Philippines rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total?
Philippines ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 75+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.