Philippines: School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 5.43 percentage points from 18.49% in 2015. Since 1998 it is down 4.07 percentage points from 27.99% in 1998. The World Bank has no value for 6 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2020, Philippines' school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) fell 0.42 percentage points on 2019 (from 24.34% to 23.92%).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2019), the average change was −0.51 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.63 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.49 percentage points in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.64 percentage points in 1999. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Philippines in the 2020 ranking

• Tonga — 1st of 9: 67.42%
• India — 2nd of 9: 51.44%
• Mauritania — 3rd of 9: 26.09%
• Brunei Darussalam — 5th of 9: 17.29%
• Thailand — 6th of 9: 11.95%
• Kazakhstan — 7th of 9: 4.72%

What this measures

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 17 values

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in nearby economies

• Australia — 48.05% (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 17.29% (2020)
• China — 13.73% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 22.14% (2024)
• Indonesia — 42.14% (2018)
• Japan — 22.41% (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 28.11% (2024)
• Lao PDR — 3.62% (2020)
• Macao SAR, China — 96.68% (2024)

More education data for Philippines

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, teachers — 527,504 (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 13.06 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 94.03% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 11.87 million (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 85.29% (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 47.41% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Philippines's school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)?

23.92% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1998?

It is down 4.07 percentage points from 27.99% in 1998. The highest value was 27.99% in 1998 and the lowest 18.08% in 2016.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) unusual for Philippines?

In 2020, Philippines' school enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) fell 0.42 percentage points on 2019 (from 24.34% to 23.92%). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2019), the average change was −0.51 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.63 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.PRIV.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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