Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Philippines
Philippines: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 6.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Philippines, 1979–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Philippines stood at 6.5%.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Philippines peaked at 15.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2014.
That places Philippines 55th out of 149 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 11.6% | — |
| 1992 | 9.1% | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | +78.1% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -29.7% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -48.6% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 8.2% | 15.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 10.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 6.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Philippines?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Philippines was 6.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2014.
- How does Philippines rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Philippines ranks 55th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/