Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Philippines

Philippines: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 160,325 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
160,325 number
Change on year
down 24.7%
World rank
17th
of 132 countries
All-time high
760,851 number
in 2001
All-time low
160,217 number
in 2015
Years of data
10
2001–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Philippines, 2001–2018

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2001200920182001: 760.9k number2002: 752.5k number2005: 741.1k number2006: 716.6k number2007: 696.6k number2008: 672.5k number2009: 612.1k number2015: 160.2k number2016: 213.1k number2018: 160.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 160,325 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2018.

The figure is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Philippines peaked at 760,851 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 160,217 number, in 2015.

Philippines ranks 17th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Philippines, 2001 to 2018.
Year number Change
2001 760,851 number
2002 752,497 number -1.1%
2005 741,149 number -1.5%
2006 716,569 number -3.3%
2007 696,554 number -2.8%
2008 672,474 number -3.5%
2009 612,064 number -9.0%
2015 160,217 number -73.8%
2016 213,052 number +33.0%
2018 160,325 number -24.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 707,451 number 612,064 number 760,851 number 7
2010s 177,865 number 160,217 number 213,052 number 3

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 14 Uzbekistan 174,073 number compare
  2. 15 Mali 170,811 number compare
  3. 16 Türkiye 167,814 number compare
  4. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 151,218 number compare
  5. 19 Brazil 149,173 number compare
  6. 20 Saudi Arabia 142,887 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Philippines?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Philippines was 160,325 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 760,851 number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 160,217 number in 2015.
How does Philippines rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Philippines ranks 17th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/