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Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Philippines

Philippines: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 5 years in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 210 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1970
All-time low
5 years
in 1998
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Philippines, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 5 years for official entrance age to pre-primary education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Philippines peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1998.

That places Philippines 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6 years 6 years 6 years 10
1980s 6 years 6 years 6 years 10
1990s 5.8 years 5 years 6 years 10
2000s 5 years 5 years 5 years 10
2010s 5 years 5 years 5 years 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 1 Afghanistan 6 years compare
  2. 2 Algeria 5 years compare
  3. 2 Burundi 5 years compare
  4. 2 Canada 5 years compare
  5. 2 Guam 5 years compare
  6. 2 Indonesia 5 years compare
  7. 2 Iran 5 years compare
  8. 2 North Korea 5 years compare
  9. 2 Liechtenstein 5 years compare
  10. 2 Namibia 5 years compare
  11. 2 Nigeria 5 years compare
  12. 2 Switzerland 5 years compare
  13. 2 Tanzania 5 years compare
  14. 2 United States Virgin Islands 5 years compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Philippines?
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Philippines was 5 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
How does Philippines rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
Philippines ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
210 places, 10,271 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.