Literacy rate, adult female in Philippines
Philippines: Literacy rate, adult female was 97.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Philippines, 1980–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, adult female in Philippines stood at 97.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Philippines peaked at 98.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 1980.
That places Philippines 17th out of 89 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 82.8% | — |
| 1990 | 93.2% | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 94.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 92.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -1.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 97.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 93.2% | 94.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 92.7% | 95.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.8% | 98.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 98.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More gender data for Philippines
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 28,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 92,475 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 92,475 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 871,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 935,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 864,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 929,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 858,439 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Philippines?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Philippines was 97.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 1980.
- How does Philippines rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Philippines ranks 17th out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.