Working-age population with primary education, rural in Philippines

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

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
30th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1998
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.634 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.638 % of rural population in working age1999: 0.625 % of rural population in working age2000: 0.618 % of rural population in working age2001: 0.604 % of rural population in working age2002: 0.595 % of rural population in working age2003: 0.598 % of rural population in working age2004: 0.586 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.573 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.556 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.546 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.536 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.524 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.515 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.504 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.495 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.48 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.477 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.466 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.446 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.43 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.414 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with primary education, rural in Philippines stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, rural in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.

That places Philippines 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1997 0.6%
1998 0.6% +0.7%
1999 0.6% -2.0%
2000 0.6% -1.0%
2001 0.6% -2.3%
2002 0.6% -1.5%
2003 0.6% +0.5%
2004 0.6% -2.1%
2005 0.6% -2.2%
2007 0.6% -3.0%
2008 0.5% -1.7%
2009 0.5% -1.9%
2010 0.5% -2.1%
2011 0.5% -1.8%
2012 0.5% -2.1%
2013 0.5% -1.8%
2014 0.5% -3.1%
2015 0.5% -0.6%
2016 0.5% -2.2%
2017 0.4% -4.2%
2018 0.4% -3.7%
2019 0.4% -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10

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  5. 32 Peru 0.4% compare
  6. 33 Portugal 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, rural in Philippines?
Working-age population with primary education, rural in Philippines was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
How does Philippines rank for working-age population with primary education, rural?
Philippines ranks 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, rural rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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