Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Philippines

Philippines: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
63rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 2015
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.050.10.151997200820191997: 0.132 % of youth labor force with low education1998: 0.13 % of youth labor force with low education1999: 0.132 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.149 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.171 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.174 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.17 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.116 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.106 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.11 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.106 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.104 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.104 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.109 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.093 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.095 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.099 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.093 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.091 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.092 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.092 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.093 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.096 % of youth labor force with low education

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.1% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Philippines peaked at 0.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.

That places Philippines 63rd out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% -1.7%
1999 0.1% +2.0%
2000 0.1% +12.4%
2001 0.2% +15.2%
2002 0.2% +1.8%
2003 0.2% -2.2%
2004 0.1% -31.7%
2005 0.1% -8.9%
2006 0.1% +4.0%
2007 0.1% -4.1%
2008 0.1% -1.3%
2009 0.1% -0.7%
2010 0.1% +5.7%
2011 0.1% -14.7%
2012 0.1% +1.7%
2013 0.1% +4.6%
2014 0.1% -6.3%
2015 0.1% -2.0%
2016 0.1% +0.4%
2017 0.1% +0.4%
2018 0.1% +0.6%
2019 0.1% +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% compare
  2. 61 Kenya 0.1% compare
  3. 62 Panama 0.1% compare
  4. 64 Indonesia 0.1% compare
  5. 65 Bangladesh 0.1% compare
  6. 66 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Philippines?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Philippines was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
How does Philippines rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Philippines ranks 63rd out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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