Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines
Philippines: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.2 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines stood at 1.2 index.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines peaked at 1.2 index in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.05 index, in 1981.
That places Philippines 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.08 index | 1.05 index | 1.11 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.15 index | 1.11 index | 1.17 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 index | 1.18 index | 1.2 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 index | 1.19 index | 1.2 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 index | 1.2 index | 1.2 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 26 Honduras 1.2 index compare
- 27 Vietnam 1.2 index compare
- 28 El Salvador 1.2 index compare
- 30 Thailand 1.19 index compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 1.19 index compare
- 32 South Africa 1.19 index compare
More gender data for Philippines
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 922,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 851,870 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 915,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 869,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 933,774 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines was 1.2 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 index in 2005.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 index in 1981.
- How does Philippines rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Philippines ranks 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.