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 190,257 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
190,257 number
Change on year
down 23.0%
World rank
14th
of 132 countries
All-time high
794,260 number
in 2001
All-time low
187,344 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: 794.3k number2002: 783.5k number2005: 768.6k number2006: 737.9k number2007: 721.7k number2008: 701.2k number2009: 663.3k number2015: 187.3k number2016: 247.0k number2018: 190.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Philippines is 190,257 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 23.0% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Philippines peaked at 794,260 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 187,344 number, in 2015.

Philippines ranks 14th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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, male (number) in Philippines, 2001 to 2018.
Year number Change
2001 794,260 number
2002 783,513 number -1.4%
2005 768,647 number -1.9%
2006 737,913 number -4.0%
2007 721,741 number -2.2%
2008 701,158 number -2.9%
2009 663,331 number -5.4%
2015 187,344 number -71.8%
2016 247,004 number +31.8%
2018 190,257 number -23.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 738,652 number 663,331 number 794,260 number 7
2010s 208,202 number 187,344 number 247,004 number 3

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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 190,257 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 794,260 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 187,344 number in 2015.
How does Philippines rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Philippines ranks 14th 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 72.9%. 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 children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/