Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines

Philippines: Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
55th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.665 % of population with low education1998: 0.666 % of population with low education1999: 0.661 % of population with low education2000: 0.648 % of population with low education2001: 0.639 % of population with low education2002: 0.631 % of population with low education2003: 0.605 % of population with low education2004: 0.516 % of population with low education2005: 0.51 % of population with low education2006: 0.514 % of population with low education2007: 0.501 % of population with low education2008: 0.498 % of population with low education2009: 0.496 % of population with low education2010: 0.493 % of population with low education2011: 0.492 % of population with low education2012: 0.491 % of population with low education2013: 0.485 % of population with low education2014: 0.476 % of population with low education2015: 0.474 % of population with low education2016: 0.486 % of population with low education2017: 0.49 % of population with low education2018: 0.482 % of population with low education2019: 0.472 % of population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.5% for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

That places Philippines 55th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education Change
1997 0.7%
1998 0.7% +0.2%
1999 0.7% -0.8%
2000 0.6% -1.9%
2001 0.6% -1.4%
2002 0.6% -1.2%
2003 0.6% -4.2%
2004 0.5% -14.7%
2005 0.5% -1.3%
2006 0.5% +0.7%
2007 0.5% -2.4%
2008 0.5% -0.6%
2009 0.5% -0.5%
2010 0.5% -0.5%
2011 0.5% -0.3%
2012 0.5% -0.2%
2013 0.5% -1.2%
2014 0.5% -1.8%
2015 0.5% -0.5%
2016 0.5% +2.6%
2017 0.5% +0.9%
2018 0.5% -1.6%
2019 0.5% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 52 Mali 0.5% compare
  2. 53 Colombia 0.5% compare
  3. 54 Madagascar 0.5% compare
  4. 56 Zambia 0.5% compare
  5. 57 Costa Rica 0.5% compare
  6. 58 Romania 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Philippines was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Philippines rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Philippines ranks 55th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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