School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Philippines
Philippines: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 13.5 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Philippines, 1981–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 13.5 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Philippines peaked at 13.5 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.7 years, in 1982.
Philippines ranks 95th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.94 years | — |
| 1982 | 10.7 years | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 11.53 years | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 11.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.57 years | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.87 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 11.88 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.82 years | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 11.67 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 11.96 years | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 11.59 years | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 12.93 years | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 13.5 years | +4.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 13.5 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.23 years, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 13.5 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.79 years, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.82 years | 10.7 years | 10.94 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.6 years | 11.53 years | 11.66 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.8 years | 11.57 years | 12.01 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.21 years | 12.93 years | 13.5 years | 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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Philippines?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Philippines was 13.5 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7 years in 1982.
- How does Philippines rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Philippines ranks 95th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.