Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Philippines

Philippines: Working-age population with secondary education, above primary was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 18.6%
World rank
78th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2001
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.465 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.467 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.461 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.459 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.446 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.458 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.453 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.465 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.462 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.464 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.463 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.467 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.463 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.462 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.462 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.47 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.472 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.471 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.472 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.506 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.469 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.457 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.542 % of population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Philippines is 0.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Philippines peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.

That places Philippines 78th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 75 Norway 0.6% compare
  2. 76 Netherlands 0.5% compare
  3. 77 Russian Federation 0.5% compare
  4. 79 Luxembourg 0.5% compare
  5. 80 Ukraine 0.5% compare
  6. 81 Colombia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Philippines?
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Philippines was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for working-age population with secondary education, above primary?
Philippines ranks 78th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,441 data points, 1970–2021
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