Working-age population with primary education, male in Philippines

Philippines: Working-age population with primary education, male was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
26th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1998
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Working-age population with primary education, male in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.526 % of male population in working age1998: 0.532 % of male population in working age1999: 0.524 % of male population in working age2000: 0.518 % of male population in working age2001: 0.505 % of male population in working age2002: 0.497 % of male population in working age2003: 0.495 % of male population in working age2004: 0.487 % of male population in working age2005: 0.478 % of male population in working age2006: 0.473 % of male population in working age2007: 0.466 % of male population in working age2008: 0.458 % of male population in working age2009: 0.449 % of male population in working age2010: 0.44 % of male population in working age2011: 0.437 % of male population in working age2012: 0.433 % of male population in working age2013: 0.426 % of male population in working age2014: 0.412 % of male population in working age2015: 0.411 % of male population in working age2016: 0.412 % of male population in working age2017: 0.409 % of male population in working age2018: 0.399 % of male population in working age2019: 0.383 % of male population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, male in Philippines is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, male in Philippines peaked at 0.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.

That places Philippines 26th out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Working-age population with primary education, male in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of male population in working age Change
1997 0.5%
1998 0.5% +1.1%
1999 0.5% -1.5%
2000 0.5% -1.1%
2001 0.5% -2.5%
2002 0.5% -1.7%
2003 0.5% -0.2%
2004 0.5% -1.8%
2005 0.5% -1.8%
2006 0.5% -1.1%
2007 0.5% -1.4%
2008 0.5% -1.7%
2009 0.4% -2.0%
2010 0.4% -2.1%
2011 0.4% -0.6%
2012 0.4% -1.0%
2013 0.4% -1.5%
2014 0.4% -3.3%
2015 0.4% -0.2%
2016 0.4% +0.1%
2017 0.4% -0.6%
2018 0.4% -2.5%
2019 0.4% -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 23 Dominican Republic 0.4% compare
  2. 24 Madagascar 0.4% compare
  3. 25 India 0.4% compare
  4. 27 Guatemala 0.4% compare
  5. 28 Jordan 0.4% compare
  6. 29 Nicaragua 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, male in Philippines?
Working-age population with primary education, male in Philippines was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
How does Philippines rank for working-age population with primary education, male?
Philippines ranks 26th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 with primary education, male (% of male population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age)
Unit
% of male population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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