World Data Atlas Topics Education

Literacy in the Philippines

Demographics Age (% in 2019)
Adult 96.28 WB + 1 other
Youth 1.01 WB
Gender (% in 2019)
Female 96.85 WB
Male 95.71 WB
Southeast Asia (%)
Brunei Darussalam 97.59 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Singapore 97.13 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Macau 97.11 in 2021 WB
Philippines 96.28 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Indonesia 96 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Viet Nam 95.75 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Malaysia 94.85 in 2018 UNDP + 1 other
Thailand 94.1 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Myanmar 89.07 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 87.52 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Cambodia 83.78 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Timor-Leste 69.9 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 89.14 % in 2022 WB
Duration 6 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 73.35 % in 2019 WB
Enrollment Rate 91.87 % in 2022 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 96.28 % in 2019 WB + 1 other
Not in Education 9.67 % in 2022 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 27.08 ratio in 2017 WB
School Life Expectancy 9 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 12 years in 2022 WB
Education Indicators