Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Philippines

Philippines: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 842,615 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
842,615 number
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
24th
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.72 million number
in 1998
All-time low
805,745 number
in 2014
Years of data
18
1979–2015

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Philippines, 1979–2015

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1979199720151979: 1.5M number1992: 1.5M number1993: 1.5M number1994: 1.5M number1996: 1.5M number1998: 1.7M number1999: 1.6M number2001: 1.3M number2002: 1.2M number2003: 1.0M number2004: 966.1k number2005: 1.0M number2006: 1.0M number2007: 1.0M number2008: 927.6k number2009: 890.7k number2014: 805.7k number2015: 842.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Philippines stood at 842,615 number.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Philippines peaked at 1.72 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 805,745 number, in 2014.

That places Philippines 24th out of 142 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Philippines, 1979 to 2015.
Year number Change
1979 1.46 million number
1992 1.51 million number +3.9%
1993 1.47 million number -2.7%
1994 1.48 million number +0.1%
1996 1.49 million number +1.1%
1998 1.72 million number +15.4%
1999 1.58 million number -8.0%
2001 1.31 million number -17.4%
2002 1.17 million number -10.8%
2003 1.04 million number -10.5%
2004 966,113 number -7.5%
2005 1.01 million number +5.0%
2006 1.04 million number +2.6%
2007 1.00 million number -3.8%
2008 927,557 number -7.4%
2009 890,709 number -4.0%
2014 805,745 number -9.5%
2015 842,615 number +4.6%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 842,615 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48,069 number, 17.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 842,615 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39,514 number, 21.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.46 million number 1.46 million number 1.46 million number 1
1990s 1.54 million number 1.47 million number 1.72 million number 6
2000s 1.04 million number 890,709 number 1.31 million number 9
2010s 824,180 number 805,745 number 842,615 number 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.01 million number compare
  2. 22 Malawi 913,029 number compare
  3. 23 South Africa 879,089 number compare
  4. 25 Malaysia 811,299 number compare
  5. 26 Cambodia 787,884 number compare
  6. 27 Ghana 724,820 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Philippines?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Philippines was 842,615 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 1.72 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 805,745 number in 2014.
How does Philippines rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Philippines ranks 24th out of 142 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/