School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Philippines

Philippines: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.82 years in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
12.82 years
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
101st
of 175 countries
All-time high
12.82 years
in 2017
All-time low
10.27 years
in 1982
Years of data
14
1981–2017

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Philippines, 1981–2017

0510151981199920171981: 10.3 years1982: 10.3 years1998: 10.9 years1999: 11.1 years2001: 11.2 years2002: 11.3 years2003: 11.3 years2004: 11.2 years2005: 11.2 years2006: 11.1 years2008: 11.4 years2009: 11.1 years2014: 12.4 years2017: 12.8 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Philippines is 12.82 years, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Philippines peaked at 12.82 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.27 years, in 1982.

Philippines ranks 101st 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10.3 years 10.27 years 10.33 years 2
1990s 11.02 years 10.93 years 11.12 years 2
2000s 11.24 years 11.07 years 11.41 years 8
2010s 12.6 years 12.39 years 12.82 years 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 98 Cameroon 12.86 years compare
  2. 99 Belize 12.86 years compare
  3. 100 Kyrgyz Republic 12.84 years compare
  4. 102 Bhutan 12.75 years compare
  5. 103 Botswana 12.65 years compare
  6. 104 Armenia, Republic of 12.58 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Philippines?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Philippines was 12.82 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 12.82 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 10.27 years in 1982.
How does Philippines rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Philippines ranks 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.