Philippines's tertiary education, academic staff (% female) was 51.18% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2 percentage points from 49.18% in 2018.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 51.18% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 49.18% | 2018 |
| Highest | 57.48% | 1995 |
| Lowest | 41.8% | 1990 |
| Average since 2015 | 51.51% | 2015–2023 |
| First recorded | 49.35% | 1971 |
Over five years it is up 2 percentage points from 49.18% in 2018. Since 1971 it is up 1.83 percentage points from 49.35% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 33 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.56 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.68 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Philippines had the 7th highest value of the 30 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 51.18% | 2023 |
| World | 43.85% | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 45.81% | 2023 |
Closest to Philippines in the 2023 ranking
- Bermuda — 4th of 30: 54.55%
- Romania — 5th of 30: 52.35%
- United States — 6th of 30: 51.7%
- Croatia — 8th of 30: 51.15%
- Belgium — 9th of 30: 50.36%
- North Macedonia — 10th of 30: 50.09%
What this measures
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.
Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 20 values
| Year | Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 51.18 |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | 51.8 |
| 2020 | 51.72 |
| 2019 | 51.74 |
| 2018 | 49.18 |
| 2017 | 51.86 |
| 2016 | 52.15 |
| 2015 | 52.41 |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 |
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in nearby economies
- Brunei Darussalam — 49% (2023)
- Cambodia — 24.45% (2024)
- Indonesia — 44.63% (2023)
- Korea, Rep. — 38.06% (2024)
- Lao PDR — 39.74% (2020)
- Macao SAR, China — 38.26% (2024)
- Malaysia — 49.45% (2024)
- Mongolia — 61.39% (2024)
- New Zealand — 54.29% (2024)
- Samoa — 40.59% (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 tertiary education, academic staff (% female)?
- 51.18% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 1.83 percentage points from 49.35% in 1971. The highest value was 57.48% in 1995 and the lowest 41.8% in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank?
- 7th highest of 30 economies with data for 2023.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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..
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.TER.TCHR.FE.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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