Enrolment in secondary education, male in Philippines

Philippines: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 5.18 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
5.18 million number
Change on year
up 16.9%
World rank
12th
of 202 countries
All-time high
5.18 million number
in 2018
All-time low
1.37 million number
in 1981
Years of data
26
1981–2018

Enrolment in secondary education, male in Philippines, 1981–2018

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1981199920181981: 1.4M number1982: 1.4M number1983: 1.5M number1984: 1.6M number1985: 1.6M number1986: 1.6M number1987: 1.7M number1988: 1.8M number1989: 1.9M number1990: 2.0M number1998: 2.4M number1999: 2.5M number2001: 2.6M number2002: 2.8M number2003: 2.9M number2004: 3.1M number2005: 3.1M number2006: 3.0M number2007: 3.1M number2008: 3.2M number2009: 3.3M number2014: 3.6M number2015: 3.6M number2016: 3.7M number2017: 4.4M number2018: 5.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in secondary education, male in Philippines stood at 5.18 million number. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Philippines peaked at 5.18 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million number, in 1981.

That places Philippines 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, male in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) in Philippines, 1981 to 2018.
Year number Change
1981 1.37 million number —
1982 1.43 million number +4.6%
1983 1.51 million number +5.3%
1984 1.58 million number +4.8%
1985 1.64 million number +3.7%
1986 1.61 million number -2.1%
1987 1.72 million number +6.8%
1988 1.79 million number +4.4%
1989 1.92 million number +6.9%
1990 1.99 million number +3.7%
1998 2.45 million number +23.1%
1999 2.49 million number +1.9%
2001 2.62 million number +5.1%
2002 2.82 million number +7.7%
2003 2.94 million number +4.3%
2004 3.06 million number +3.8%
2005 3.07 million number +0.4%
2006 3.05 million number -0.6%
2007 3.09 million number +1.6%
2008 3.18 million number +2.8%
2009 3.32 million number +4.5%
2014 3.57 million number +7.3%
2015 3.63 million number +1.8%
2016 3.66 million number +0.7%
2017 4.43 million number +21.0%
2018 5.18 million number +16.9%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 5.18 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 267,153 number, 19.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 5.18 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78,276 number, 66.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.62 million number 1.37 million number 1.92 million number 9
1990s 2.31 million number 1.99 million number 2.49 million number 3
2000s 3.02 million number 2.62 million number 3.32 million number 9
2010s 4.09 million number 3.57 million number 5.18 million number 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 9 Turkey 5.83 million number compare
  2. 10 Nigeria 5.51 million number compare
  3. 11 Russia 5.32 million number compare
  4. 13 Egypt 4.87 million number compare
  5. 14 Germany 3.70 million number compare
  6. 15 Japan 3.58 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Philippines?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Philippines was 5.18 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 5.18 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 1981.
How does Philippines rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Philippines ranks 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.