Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Philippines

Philippines: Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending was 3.97 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3.97
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
110th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.97
in 2025
All-time low
1.48
in 1983
Years of data
30
1980–2025

Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Philippines, 1980–2025

012341980200220251980: 1.51982: 1.81983: 1.51986: 1.51995: 2.71996: 2.91997: 3.11998: 3.72000: 3.22001: 2.92002: 2.92003: 2.92004: 2.52005: 2.32006: 2.42007: 2.52008: 2.62009: 2.52014: 2.72015: 2.82016: 3.32017: 42018: 3.92019: 3.42020: 3.92021: 3.92022: 3.62023: 3.62024: 3.92025: 4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 3.97 for primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Philippines peaked at 3.97 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.48, in 1983.

Philippines ranks 110th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Philippines, 1980 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1980 1.51 —
1982 1.83 +20.7%
1983 1.48 -18.8%
1986 1.52 +2.3%
1995 2.66 +75.6%
1996 2.94 +10.5%
1997 3.08 +4.6%
1998 3.7 +20.1%
2000 3.16 -14.4%
2001 2.92 -7.6%
2002 2.89 -1.1%
2003 2.94 +1.5%
2004 2.47 -15.9%
2005 2.33 -5.7%
2006 2.43 +4.2%
2007 2.49 +2.4%
2008 2.58 +3.9%
2009 2.54 -1.7%
2014 2.66 +5.0%
2015 2.83 +6.2%
2016 3.3 +16.6%
2017 3.96 +20.1%
2018 3.86 -2.7%
2019 3.41 -11.6%
2020 3.86 +13.2%
2021 3.87 +0.4%
2022 3.58 -7.6%
2023 3.62 +1.2%
2024 3.93 +8.3%
2025 3.97 +1.1%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 3.97 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 93% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 3.97 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.25, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +75.6% 1.52 2.66

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.58 1.48 1.83 4
1990s 3.1 2.66 3.7 4
2000s 2.67 2.33 3.16 10
2010s 3.34 2.66 3.96 6
2020s 3.8 3.58 3.97 6

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 107 Mexico 4.06 compare
  2. 108 Kenya 4.02 compare
  3. 109 Georgia 3.98 compare
  4. 111 China 3.9 compare
  5. 112 Saint Lucia 3.85 compare
  6. 113 Hong Kong 3.81 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Philippines?
Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Philippines was 3.97 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest primary edu spending vs overall edu spending recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 3.97 in 2025.
What is the lowest primary edu spending vs overall edu spending recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 1.48 in 1983.
How does Philippines rank for primary edu spending vs overall edu spending?
Philippines ranks 110th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary edu spending vs overall edu spending rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
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