Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Philippines

Philippines: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
39th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2002
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.763 % of youth labor force with high education1998: 0.785 % of youth labor force with high education1999: 0.765 % of youth labor force with high education2000: 0.765 % of youth labor force with high education2001: 0.727 % of youth labor force with high education2002: 0.704 % of youth labor force with high education2003: 0.714 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.773 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.775 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.767 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.782 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.772 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.77 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.777 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.787 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.792 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.799 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.804 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.817 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.824 % of youth labor force with high education2017: 0.827 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.844 % of youth labor force with high education2019: 0.847 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Philippines stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Philippines peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.

That places Philippines 39th 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.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1997 0.8%
1998 0.8% +2.8%
1999 0.8% -2.5%
2000 0.8% +0.0%
2001 0.7% -5.1%
2002 0.7% -3.2%
2003 0.7% +1.5%
2004 0.8% +8.3%
2005 0.8% +0.2%
2006 0.8% -1.1%
2007 0.8% +2.0%
2008 0.8% -1.4%
2009 0.8% -0.2%
2010 0.8% +0.8%
2011 0.8% +1.4%
2012 0.8% +0.6%
2013 0.8% +0.9%
2014 0.8% +0.7%
2015 0.8% +1.7%
2016 0.8% +0.8%
2017 0.8% +0.3%
2018 0.8% +2.1%
2019 0.8% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

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  4. 40 Norway 0.8% compare
  5. 41 Mozambique 0.8% compare
  6. 42 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Philippines?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Philippines was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
How does Philippines rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Philippines ranks 39th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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