Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Philippines
Philippines: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 4.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Philippines, 1980–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 4.0% for government spending on education overall vs. primary education 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, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Philippines peaked at 4.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, 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.
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.5% | — |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +20.7% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -18.8% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +75.6% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +1.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 4.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 93% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 4.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.2%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +75.6% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Philippines?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Philippines was 4.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1983.
- How does Philippines rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Philippines ranks 110th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.