Philippines - Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Philippines was reported at 98.22 % in 2015,
according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized
sources.

Historical

Data

API

philippines literacy rate youth total percent of people ages 15 24 wb data

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write
a short, simple statement on their everyday life.

Philippines | Education

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education

0.92 %

Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education

1.26 %

Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education

2.76 %

Percentage of population age 15+ with no education

2.72 %

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with no education

1.2 %

Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education

1.2 %

Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education

1.75 %

Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education

1.7 %

Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education

3.51 %

Percentage of population age 25+ with no education

3.37 %

Percentage of female population age 30-34 with no education

2.28 %

Percentage of population age 30-34 with no education

2.24 %

Percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education

2.57 %

Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education

2.64 %

Percentage of female population age 40-44 with no education

2.57 %

Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education

2.64 %

Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education

3.5 %

Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education

3.3 %
Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education

3.5 %

Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education

3.3 %

Percentage of female population age 55-59 with no education

5.04 %

Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education

5.02 %

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with no education

5.04 %

Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education

5.02 %

Population in thousands, age 15-19, total

9486

Population in thousands, age 15-19, female

4649

Population in thousands, age 15+, total

60835

Population in thousands, age 15+, female

30466

Population in thousands, age 20-24, total

8709

Population in thousands, age 20-24, female

4282

Population in thousands, age 25-29, total

7739

Population in thousands, age 25-29, female

3822

Population in thousands, age 25+, total

42640

Population in thousands, age 25+, female

21535

Population in thousands, age 30-34, total

6889

Population in thousands, age 30-34, female

3413

Population in thousands, age 35-39, total

5909

Population in thousands, age 35-39, female

2939

Population in thousands, age 40-44, total

5113

Population in thousands, age 40-44, female

2557

Population in thousands, age 45-49, total

4344

Population in thousands, age 45-49, female

2187

Population in thousands, age 50-54, total

3626
Population in thousands, age 50-54, female

1841

Population in thousands, age 55-59, total

2973

Population in thousands, age 55-59, female

1529

Population in thousands, age 60-64, total

2132

Population in thousands, age 60-64, female

1090

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

11.14 %

Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

12.42 %

Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary

18.67 %

Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary

17.02 %

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

8.83 %

Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

10.44 %

Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

10.57 %

Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

11.14 %

Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary

20.9 %

Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary

18.81 %

Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

15.25 %

Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

14.48 %

Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

18.96 %

Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

17.62 %

Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

17.54 %

Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

16.79 %

Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

23.64 %

Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

21.17 %

Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

21.87 %

Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

20.17 %
Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

27.84 %

Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

25.3 %

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

27.84 %

Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

25.3 %

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)

11.94 %

Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

17.53 %

Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)

24.63 %

Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

27.03 %

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)

9.41 %

Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

14.37 %

Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)

12.17 %

Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
16.11 %

Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)

30.56 %

Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

31.77 %

Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)

18.97 %

Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

21.96 %

Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)

25.49 %

Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

28.04 %

Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)

25.49 %

Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

28.04 %

Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)

37.13 %

Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

37.12 %

Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)
37.13 %

Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

37.12 %

Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)

50.18 %

Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

48.03 %

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Primary)

50.18 %

Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

48.03 %

Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total

5.77

Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female

5.92

Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total

5.35

Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female

5.45

Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total

5.81

Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female

5.91

Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, total

5.75

Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female

5.85

Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total

5.15

Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female

5.22

Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total

5.64

Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female

5.75

Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total

5.53

Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female

5.65

Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total

5.5

Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, female

5.61

Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total

5.32

Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female

5.39

Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total

5.29
Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female

5.33

Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total

5.02

Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female

5.03

Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total

3.34

Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, female

3.35

Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total

8.76

Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female

9.21

Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total

8.43

Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female

8.72

Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total

9.47

Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female

10

Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, total

9.44

Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female

9.82

Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total

8.18

Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female

8.37

Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total

8.94

Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, female

9.24

Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total

8.51

Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, female

8.81

Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total

8.49

Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, female

8.77

Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total

7.99

Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female

8.09

Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total

7.96

Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female

8.04
Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total

7.16

Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, female

7.14

Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total

6.3

Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, female

6.24

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

22.91 %

Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

18.76 %

Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

24.9 %

Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

23.84 %

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

27.5 %

Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

24.71 %

Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

26.95 %

Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

24.91 %

Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
22.82 %

Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

22.89 %

Percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

28.77 %

Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

26.92 %

Percentage of female population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

28.08 %

Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

27.52 %

Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

27.56 %

Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

27.49 %

Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

19.72 %

Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

20.95 %

Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

19.72 %

Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

20.95 %

Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

13.84 %
Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

15.84 %

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

13.84 %

Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

15.84 %

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

72.44 %

Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

69.23 %

Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

47.07 %

Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

47.04 %

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

50 %

Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

50.66 %

Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

47.54 %

Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)
47.83 %

Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

39.97 %

Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

40.65 %

Percentage of female population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

49.25 %

Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

48.41 %

Percentage of female population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

46.65 %

Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

46.35 %

Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

46.65 %

Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

46.35 %

Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

35.77 %
Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

37.06 %

Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

35.77 %

Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

37.06 %

Percentage of female population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

25.1 %

Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

28.02 %

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

25.1 %

Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Secondary)

28.02 %

Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total

2.74

Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female

2.99

Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total

2.5

Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female

2.63

Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total

2.86

Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female

3.13

Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, total

2.83

Average years of secondary schooling, age 25-29, female

3.03

Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total

2.4

Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, female

2.47

Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, total

2.6

Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female

2.74

Average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, total

2.4

Average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, female

2.51

Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total

2.4

Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female

2.5
Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, total

2.06

Average years of secondary schooling, age 45-49, female

2.05

Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, total

2.06

Average years of secondary schooling, age 50-54, female

2.05

Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total

1.63

Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female

1.57

Average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total

2.45

Average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, female

2.35

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

0.15 %

Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

0.12 %

Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

6.55 %

Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

5.48 %

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
8.7 %

Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

6.4 %

Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

8.77 %

Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

8.87 %

Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

8.23 %

Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

7.17 %

Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

7.74 %

Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

7.24 %

Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

7.65 %

Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

6.21 %

Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

8.26 %

Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

6.69 %

Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

8.95 %
Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

7.59 %

Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

8.95 %

Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

7.59 %

Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

7.46 %

Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

6.38 %

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

7.46 %

Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

6.38 %

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

14.7 %

Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

11.99 %

Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

25.54 %

Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

23.21 %

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

39.39 %
Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

33.77 %

Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

38.54 %

Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

34.36 %

Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

25.96 %

Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

24.22 %

Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

29.5 %

Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

27.39 %

Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

25.29 %

Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

22.97 %

Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

25.29 %

Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

22.97 %
Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

23.61 %

Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

22.52 %

Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

23.61 %

Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

22.52 %

Percentage of female population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

19.68 %

Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

18.93 %

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed
Tertiary)

19.68 %

Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

18.93 %

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total

0.24

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, female

0.3

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

0.57

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female

0.64

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total

0.8

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female

0.96

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, total

0.86

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25-29, female

0.95

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total

0.63

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female

0.68

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, total

0.69

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, female

0.74

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total

0.58

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female

0.66

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total

0.59

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female

0.67
Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total

0.6

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female

0.65

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total

0.6

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female

0.65

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total

0.51

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female

0.54

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, total

0.51

Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female

0.54

DHS: Gross attendance rate. Post Secondary

18.8

DHS: Gross attendance rate. Post Secondary. Female

19.88

DHS: Gross attendance rate. Post Secondary. Male

17.84

DHS: Gross attendance rate. Post Secondary. Quintile 1

3.48

DHS: Gross attendance rate. Post Secondary. Quintile 2

8.98

DHS: Gross attendance rate. Post Secondary. Quintile 3

14.55

DHS: Gross attendance rate. Post Secondary. Quintile 4

22.83

DHS: Gross attendance rate. Post Secondary. Quintile 5

35.48

DHS: Gross attendance rate. Post Secondary. Rural

14.02

DHS: Gross attendance rate. Post Secondary. Urban

22.23

DHS: Net attendance rate. Primary

87.21

DHS: Net attendance rate. Primary. Female

87.59

DHS: Net attendance rate. Primary. Male

86.86

DHS: Net attendance rate. Primary. Quintile 1

78.55

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