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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Philippines: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Philippines is placed 135th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 11.64 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 76.54 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
135th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 11.64Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 76.54Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 73.54Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 3.624Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Philippines on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Philippines’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
11.64
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Philippines: 11.64. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 0.212 Singapore
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Philippines’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
76.54
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Philippines: 76.54. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 96.66 Thailand
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
73.54
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Philippines: 73.54. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 73.54 Philippines
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
3.624
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Philippines: 3.624. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 5.241 Timor-Leste
02Over time
Which way Philippines is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
PhilippinesWorld median
Philippines fell from 13.94 in 2001 to 11.64 in 2024; the world median went from 4.051 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Philippines World median 2024 11.64 3.691 2023 10.50 3.393 2022 10.90 3.002 2021 12.28 3.330 2020 8.46 2.678 2019 9.06 2.758 2018 10.70 2.439 2017 10.58 2.907 2016 10.73 2.954 2015 10.56 3.052 2014 9.93 3.904 2013 — 3.413 2012 — 3.408 2011 — 3.626 2010 — 3.491 2009 12.09 3.577 2008 13.75 3.878 2007 14.51 4.029 2006 14.68 4.338 2005 13.46 4.571 2004 14.05 3.791 2003 13.90 4.412 2002 13.53 4.144 2001 13.94 4.051 2000 — 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
PhilippinesWorld median
Philippines rose from 22.73 in 2001 to 76.54 in 2024; the world median went from 80.76 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Philippines World median 2024 76.54 85.9 2023 73.99 87.6 2022 71.27 87.7 2021 65.86 87.0 2020 65.85 88.3 2019 83.44 88.8 2018 79.92 89.6 2017 76.47 87.4 2016 72.06 87.9 2015 75.68 88.2 2014 77.64 89.2 2013 — 88.0 2012 — 85.4 2011 — 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 39.63 84.8 2008 35.98 85.8 2007 34.20 86.7 2006 32.98 84.0 2005 29.54 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 24.90 80.0 2001 22.73 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
PhilippinesWorld median
Philippines rose from 61.55 in 2000 to 73.54 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Philippines World median 2025 73.5 64.9 2024 73.1 65.0 2023 72.6 64.2 2022 72.1 63.6 2021 71.6 62.9 2020 71.1 62.2 2019 70.5 61.5 2018 70.2 60.9 2017 70.0 60.5 2016 69.8 60.1 2015 69.2 58.9 2014 68.4 57.0 2013 67.6 54.7 2012 66.9 52.4 2011 66.4 50.9 2010 65.5 49.5 2009 64.7 48.5 2008 63.9 47.4 2007 63.4 46.2 2006 63.0 45.0 2005 62.8 43.8 2004 62.8 42.9 2003 62.5 41.6 2002 62.4 40.3 2001 62.2 39.0 2000 61.5 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
PhilippinesWorld median
Philippines rose from 3.164 in 2000 to 3.624 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Philippines World median 2023 3.624 3.7092 2022 3.580 4.0570 2021 3.872 4.2611 2020 3.858 4.4056 2019 3.407 4.1407 2018 3.855 4.2159 2017 3.964 4.1401 2016 3.301 4.2342 2015 2.831 4.2386 2014 2.665 4.2005 2013 — 4.3493 2012 — 4.0348 2011 — 3.9987 2010 — 4.1396 2009 2.538 4.6638 2008 2.583 4.4226 2007 2.485 4.1717 2006 2.426 4.0593 2005 2.328 4.0557 2004 2.470 3.9745 2003 2.935 4.1595 2002 2.892 4.0173 2001 2.925 4.1002 2000 3.164 3.8861
03In context
Philippines beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Philippines and South-eastern Asia
Philippines has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Singapore | 71st | 0.212 | 95.2 | — | 2.104 |
 Thailand | 74th | 0.552 | 96.66 | 72.72 | 2.521 |
 Vietnamcompare | 75th | 1.732 | 94.43 | 51.98 | — |
 Indonesiacompare | 117th | 1.071 | 88.16 | 72.75 | 1.275 |
 Timor-Leste | =123rd | 6.877 | 58.92 | 56.72 | 5.241 |
 Brunei | 127th | 3.612 | 77.29 | — | — |
 Malaysia | =131st | 11.97 | 85.43 | 63.26 | 3.515 |
| Philippines | 135th | 11.64 | 76.54 | 73.54 | 3.624 |
 Cambodia | 160th | 3.691 | 72.15 | 25.65 | 2.181 |
 Laos | 170th | 10.34 | 67.06 | 36.4 | 1.234 |
 Myanmar | 192nd | — | 12.06 | 24.38 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Philippines in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Philippines is ahead of the world, and behind
37 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Philippines does better than the middle country measured.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.1650.446No earlier reading
Philippines: 0.165 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 152nd of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6610093.66No real change since 2014
Philippines: 100 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.7798.22No earlier reading
Philippines: 99.77 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9998.4793.99No earlier reading
Philippines: 98.47 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 41st of 172 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9376.4865.93▲ Improved since 2014
Philippines: 76.48 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 46th of 120 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.6340.529No earlier reading
Philippines: 0.634 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9339.9779.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Philippines: 9.977 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 95th of 193 · derived.
Behind the world median23
Statistics on which Philippines does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.2191.244▲ Improved since 2014
Philippines: 1.219 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 40th of 95 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7747.4152.77▲ Improved since 2014
Philippines: 47.41 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 51st of 95 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.5890.619▼ Worsened since 2015
Philippines: 0.589 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 96th of 176 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9417.4927.941▼ Worsened since 2017
Philippines: 7.492 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 94th of 172 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2183.1289.21▲ Improved since 2015
Philippines: 83.12 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 90th of 164 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4396.1897.43▲ Improved since 2015
Philippines: 96.18 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 165 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3412.8213.34No real change since 2013
Philippines: 12.82 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 120th of 195 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95320.28701.95No earlier reading
Philippines: 320.28 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 145 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6674.2198.66▲ Improved since 2016
Philippines: 74.21 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5913.5614.59▲ Improved since 2014
Philippines: 13.56 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 77 · derived.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10097.89100▲ Improved since 2016
Philippines: 97.89 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.34313.136.343No real change since 2014
Philippines: 13.13 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 34th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1985.2993.19▼ Worsened since 2014
Philippines: 85.29 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 79th of 109 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.81743.8No earlier reading
Philippines: 17 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32361.65414.32▼ Worsened since 2017
Philippines: 361.65 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 144th of 172 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4940.5015.494▲ Improved since 2014
Philippines: 0.501 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 66th of 75 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.915.9648.9No earlier reading
Philippines: 15.96 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5923.6858.59No earlier reading
Philippines: 23.68 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0290.9134.02No earlier reading
Philippines: 90.91 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 11th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09354.72442.09No real change since 2018
Philippines: 354.72 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 74th of 79 · derived.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35346.55440.35▲ Improved since 2018
Philippines: 346.55 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 74th of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.081060.08No earlier reading
Philippines: 10 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93356.17446.93No real change since 2018
Philippines: 356.17 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 77th of 79 · derived.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1753.4138.17No earlier reading
Philippines: 53.41 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6017.8085.601Moved since 2014
Philippines: 7.808 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3551.5434.35Moved since 2018
Philippines: 51.54 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24022,7712,240Moved since 2022
Philippines: 22,771 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.338.8135.3Moved since 2015
Philippines: 38.81 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 212No earlier reading
Philippines: 1 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2790.8655.279Moved since 2013
Philippines: 0.865 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
No current reading for Philippines
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2022), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2008), Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary (last 2022), Research and Development Spending (last 2020) and Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Philippines’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Philippines’s 14th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Tradejoint 42nd of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 58th of 1824/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture66th of 1844/4 keys
- Digital & Technology71st of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 79th of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability81st of 1864/4 keys
- Gender & Equality84th of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 119th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation107th of 1764/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 112th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital124th of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality105th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing134th of 2004/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge135th of 1984/4 keys
- Energy125th of 1653/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 174th of 1934/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Philippines can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Asia
United Arab Emirates1st2/4 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Singapore71st3/4 keysThis page
Philippines135th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Philippines on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Philippines rank on education & knowledge?
Philippines is placed 135th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Philippines?
11.64 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Philippines?
76.54 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How have Philippines’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 13.94 in 2001 to 11.64 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 22.73 in 2001 to 76.54 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 61.55 in 2000 to 73.54 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 3.164 in 2000 to 3.624 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Philippines?
No current reading is published for Philippines on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Government Funding per Primary Student, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Research and Development Spending and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 37 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Philippines’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Philippines (banner) — Matthias Hiltner, CC BY 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Philippines: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/philippines/education