Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Philippines

Philippines: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
54th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.8%
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.81997200820191997: 0.796 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241998: 0.804 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241999: 0.796 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242000: 0.809 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.82 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.806 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242003: 0.8 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.812 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.813 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242006: 0.805 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.801 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.806 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.809 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242010: 0.819 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242011: 0.822 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.824 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242013: 0.837 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.836 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.846 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.87 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242017: 0.892 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242018: 0.886 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242019: 0.893 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Philippines is 0.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Philippines peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.

That places Philippines 54th out of 92 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 in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.8%
1998 0.8% +0.9%
1999 0.8% -0.9%
2000 0.8% +1.6%
2001 0.8% +1.3%
2002 0.8% -1.7%
2003 0.8% -0.7%
2004 0.8% +1.4%
2005 0.8% +0.2%
2006 0.8% -1.1%
2007 0.8% -0.5%
2008 0.8% +0.7%
2009 0.8% +0.4%
2010 0.8% +1.2%
2011 0.8% +0.3%
2012 0.8% +0.3%
2013 0.8% +1.5%
2014 0.8% -0.1%
2015 0.8% +1.2%
2016 0.9% +2.8%
2017 0.9% +2.6%
2018 0.9% -0.7%
2019 0.9% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 51 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  2. 52 Greece 0.9% compare
  3. 53 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  4. 55 Colombia 0.9% compare
  5. 56 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  6. 57 Bulgaria 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Philippines?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Philippines was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Philippines ranks 54th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,222 data points, 1970–2021
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