Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Philippines

Philippines: Working-age population with post-secondary education, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
37th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.10.20.31997200820191997: 0.249 % of total population in working age1998: 0.245 % of total population in working age1999: 0.253 % of total population in working age2000: 0.259 % of total population in working age2001: 0.272 % of total population in working age2002: 0.275 % of total population in working age2003: 0.279 % of total population in working age2004: 0.278 % of total population in working age2005: 0.286 % of total population in working age2006: 0.29 % of total population in working age2007: 0.294 % of total population in working age2008: 0.297 % of total population in working age2009: 0.305 % of total population in working age2010: 0.311 % of total population in working age2011: 0.314 % of total population in working age2012: 0.312 % of total population in working age2013: 0.316 % of total population in working age2014: 0.324 % of total population in working age2015: 0.325 % of total population in working age2016: 0.303 % of total population in working age2017: 0.328 % of total population in working age2018: 0.341 % of total population in working age2019: 0.295 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.3% for working-age population with post-secondary education, total in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Philippines peaked at 0.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

Philippines ranks 37th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.2% -1.5%
1999 0.3% +3.4%
2000 0.3% +2.2%
2001 0.3% +5.0%
2002 0.3% +1.1%
2003 0.3% +1.7%
2004 0.3% -0.5%
2005 0.3% +3.0%
2006 0.3% +1.2%
2007 0.3% +1.5%
2008 0.3% +1.2%
2009 0.3% +2.7%
2010 0.3% +1.8%
2011 0.3% +1.0%
2012 0.3% -0.6%
2013 0.3% +1.3%
2014 0.3% +2.5%
2015 0.3% +0.3%
2016 0.3% -6.7%
2017 0.3% +8.1%
2018 0.3% +3.9%
2019 0.3% -13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10

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  6. 40 Malta 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Philippines?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Philippines was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Philippines rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, total?
Philippines ranks 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, total rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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