How does Philippines rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?

Philippines ranks 18th out of 109 countries with data for 2017.

Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Philippines?

Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Philippines

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Philippines
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Philippines: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.5876 years in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)

0.5876 years

Change on year

down 7.0%

World rank

18th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.639 years

in 2015

All-time low

0.172 years

in 2001

Years of data

1999–2017

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Philippines, 1999–2017

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Philippines is 0.5876 years, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Philippines peaked at 0.639 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.172 years, in 2001.

Philippines ranks 18th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.2011 years	0.2011 years	0.2011 years	1
2000s	0.3129 years	0.172 years	0.4702 years	8
2010s	0.5839 years	0.4964 years	0.639 years	5

Countries ranked near Philippines

15 Namibia 0.6507 years compare
16 New Zealand 0.6454 years compare
17 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6275 years compare
19 Cayman Islands 0.5453 years compare
20 Lithuania 0.5375 years compare
21 Fiji 0.5301 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Philippines?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Philippines was 0.5876 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Philippines?: The highest recorded value was 0.639 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Philippines?: The lowest recorded value was 0.172 years in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: Philippines ranks 18th out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Philippines?: Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.