Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Philippines

Philippines: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 1.09 million number in 2018. β—† Volatile

Latest (2018)
1.09 million number
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
15th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.09 million number
in 2018
All-time low
287,450 number
in 1998
Years of data
14
1998–2018

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Philippines, 1998–2018

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1998200820181998: 287.4k number1999: 297.9k number2001: 296.2k number2002: 324.1k number2003: 376.7k number2004: 390.3k number2005: 401.9k number2006: 450.9k number2007: 476.3k number2008: 495.4k number2009: 574.3k number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.0M number2018: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in early childhood education, female in Philippines is 1.09 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 119.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Philippines peaked at 1.09 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 287,450 number, in 1998.

Philippines ranks 15th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 292,680 number 287,450 number 297,909 number 2
2000s 420,693 number 296,209 number 574,344 number 9
2010s 1.07 million number 1.03 million number 1.09 million number 3

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 12 France 1.24 million number compare
  2. 13 Ethiopia 1.21 million number compare
  3. 14 Ghana 1.16 million number compare
  4. 16 United Kingdom 1.06 million number compare
  5. 17 Republic of Korea 966,601 number compare
  6. 18 Argentina 897,757 number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places β†’

More reference data data for Philippines

All data for Philippines β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Philippines?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Philippines was 1.09 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 287,450 number in 1998.
How does Philippines rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Philippines ranks 15th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 119.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.