Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines

Philippines: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 749,298 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
749,298 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 136 countries
All-time high
1.53 million number
in 1999
All-time low
749,298 number
in 2015
Years of data
13
1998–2015

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines, 1998–2015

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200620151998: 1.4M number1999: 1.5M number2001: 1.4M number2002: 1.3M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.3M number2005: 1.3M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.3M number2009: 1.1M number2014: 749.9k number2015: 749.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines stood at 749,298 number. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines peaked at 1.53 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 749,298 number, in 2015.

That places Philippines 16th out of 136 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Philippines, 1998 to 2015.
Year number Change
1998 1.40 million number
1999 1.53 million number +9.2%
2001 1.41 million number -8.0%
2002 1.32 million number -6.2%
2003 1.28 million number -3.0%
2004 1.29 million number +1.0%
2005 1.33 million number +3.1%
2006 1.46 million number +9.3%
2007 1.42 million number -2.3%
2008 1.32 million number -7.5%
2009 1.13 million number -13.9%
2014 749,915 number -33.8%
2015 749,298 number -0.1%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 749,298 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,735 number, 15.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 749,298 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,008 number, 25.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.46 million number 1.40 million number 1.53 million number 2
2000s 1.33 million number 1.13 million number 1.46 million number 9
2010s 749,606 number 749,298 number 749,915 number 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

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  3. 15 Egypt 780,760 number
  4. 17 Türkiye 746,424 number compare
  5. 18 Cameroon 695,517 number compare
  6. 19 Guatemala 645,958 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Philippines was 749,298 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 749,298 number in 2015.
How does Philippines rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Philippines ranks 16th out of 136 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/