Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Philippines

Philippines: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 572,187 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
572,187 number
Change on year
up 52.6%
World rank
13th
of 148 countries
All-time high
1.19 million number
in 1999
All-time low
222,550 number
in 2014
Years of data
15
1998–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Philippines, 1998–2018

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1998200820181998: 1.2M number1999: 1.2M number2001: 765.8k number2002: 666.2k number2003: 692.7k number2004: 693.6k number2005: 673.1k number2006: 793.8k number2007: 782.6k number2008: 693.4k number2009: 548.3k number2014: 222.6k number2015: 286.4k number2016: 374.9k number2018: 572.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 572,187 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.6% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Philippines peaked at 1.19 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 222,550 number, in 2014.

Philippines ranks 13th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Philippines, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 1.16 million number
1999 1.19 million number +2.3%
2001 765,847 number -35.6%
2002 666,218 number -13.0%
2003 692,686 number +4.0%
2004 693,557 number +0.1%
2005 673,109 number -2.9%
2006 793,774 number +17.9%
2007 782,624 number -1.4%
2008 693,432 number -11.4%
2009 548,347 number -20.9%
2014 222,550 number -59.4%
2015 286,361 number +28.7%
2016 374,906 number +30.9%
2018 572,187 number +52.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.18 million number 1.16 million number 1.19 million number 2
2000s 701,066 number 548,347 number 793,774 number 9
2010s 364,001 number 222,550 number 572,187 number 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 693,609 number compare
  2. 11 Iraq 647,239 number compare
  3. 12 Cameroon 618,568 number compare
  4. 14 Guinea 569,032 number compare
  5. 15 South Africa 514,793 number compare
  6. 16 Myanmar 490,976 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Philippines?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Philippines was 572,187 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 222,550 number in 2014.
How does Philippines rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Philippines ranks 13th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/