Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Philippines

Philippines: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 10.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
10.1%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
79th
of 142 countries
All-time high
33.4%
in 1979
All-time low
9.7%
in 2014
Years of data
18
1979–2015

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Philippines, 1979–2015

1015202530351979199720151979: 33.4 %1992: 26.3 %1993: 25 %1994: 24.5 %1996: 23.7 %1998: 25.6 %1999: 23 %2001: 18.1 %2002: 15.9 %2003: 14 %2004: 12.8 %2005: 13.2 %2006: 13.4 %2007: 12.8 %2008: 11.7 %2009: 11.1 %2014: 9.7 %2015: 10.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Philippines stood at 10.1%.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Philippines peaked at 33.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2014.

Philippines ranks 79th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Philippines, 1979 to 2015.
Year % Change
1979 33.4%
1992 26.3% -21.4%
1993 25.0% -4.9%
1994 24.5% -2.1%
1996 23.7% -3.2%
1998 25.6% +8.1%
1999 23.0% -10.1%
2001 18.1% -21.1%
2002 15.9% -12.5%
2003 14.0% -11.9%
2004 12.8% -8.7%
2005 13.2% +3.7%
2006 13.4% +1.4%
2007 12.8% -4.8%
2008 11.7% -8.6%
2009 11.1% -5.2%
2014 9.7% -12.3%
2015 10.1% +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 33.4% 33.4% 33.4% 1
1990s 24.7% 23.0% 26.3% 6
2000s 13.7% 11.1% 18.1% 9
2010s 9.9% 9.7% 10.1% 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 76 Armenia 10.4% compare
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  3. 78 Seychelles 10.1% compare
  4. 80 Liechtenstein 9.2% compare
  5. 81 Kyrgyzstan 9.1% compare
  6. 82 Grenada 8.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Philippines?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Philippines was 10.1% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 1979.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2014.
How does Philippines rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Philippines ranks 79th out of 142 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of 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/