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University enrolment in Philippines

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Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1971 – 2024

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University enrolment, 1971 – 2024 percent · Philippines · World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1971 – 2024

Compared with University enrolment · percent
Philippines
47.4%
World
43.6%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Philippines · 1971 – 2024
Latest value 47.4% · 2024
First value 16.3% · 1971
Highest 47.4% · 2024
Lowest 15.9% · 1975
Data points 49

By year

All years · 1971 – 2024

YearPhilippinesChange World
2024 47.4% +3.2 pp 43.6%
2023 44.2% +5.8 pp 43.2%
2022 38.4% +4.8 pp 42.0%
2021 33.6% +2.0 pp 41.1%
2020 31.6% +1.6 pp 39.7%
2019 30.1% +1.9 pp 38.7%
2018 28.1% −5.6 pp 37.9%
2017 33.7% −4.7 pp 37.5%
2016 38.3% +2.5 pp 37.1%
2015 35.9% +2.0 pp 36.6%
2014 33.9% +2.0 pp 35.6%
2013 31.9% +2.2 pp 33.1%
2012 29.6% +0.6 pp 32.3%
2011 29.1% +1.3 pp 31.1%
2010 27.8% +1.1 pp 29.6%
2009 26.6% −0.5 pp 28.3%
2008 27.1% +0.9 pp 27.4%
2006 26.2% +0.4 pp 25.7%
2005 25.8% −0.7 pp 24.3%
2004 26.5% −0.7 pp 23.6%
2003 27.2% −1.1 pp 22.8%
2002 28.3% −0.3 pp 21.6%
2001 28.6% +1.1 pp 20.4%
1999 27.5% +0.9 pp 18.8%
1998 26.6% −1.9 pp 18.1%
1996 28.5% +1.5 pp 16.4%
1995 27.1% +2.1 pp 16.3%
1992 25.0% −0.9 pp 14.9%
1991 25.9% +2.6 pp 13.5%
1990 23.3% −1.2 pp 13.3%
1989 24.4% +1.6 pp 13.3%
1988 22.8% +1.3 pp 13.0%
1987 21.5% −0.9 pp 13.0%
1986 22.4% −2.5 pp 12.5%
1985 24.9% −0.9 pp 13.6%
1984 25.8% +2.2 pp 13.7%
1983 23.6% +0.7 pp 12.3%
1982 22.8% +0.5 pp 12.4%
1981 22.4% +1.0 pp 12.2%
1980 21.3% +0.3 pp 11.9%
1979 21.1% +2.3 pp 11.4%
1978 18.8% +2.3 pp 11.2%
1977 16.5% +0.2 pp 10.9%
1976 16.3% +0.4 pp 10.7%
1975 15.9% −0.9 pp 11.5%
1974 16.8% +0.1 pp 11.3%
1973 16.7% −0.1 pp 9.7%
1972 16.8% +0.5 pp 10.7%
1971 16.3% 8.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1971 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUniversity enrolment
27 Algeria 49.2%
7 Argentina 89.3%
35 Bangladesh 18.5%
25 Brazil 50.7%
12 Bulgaria 81.2%
17 Canada 70.3%
6 Chile 89.9%
24 China 51.1%
23 Colombia 58.4%
36 Congo - Brazzaville 12.1%
19 Czechia 67.7%
32 Egypt 33.1%
5 Finland 90.7%
20 France 65.8%
18 Germany 68.5%
1 Greece 135.3%
34 Honduras 24.6%
14 Hong Kong SAR China 72.9%
33 India 27.9%
30 Indonesia 36.0%
21 Italy 62.7%
28 Lebanon 44.2%
13 Lithuania 76.5%
29 Mexico 40.3%
10 Netherlands 83.2%
9 Norway 83.7%
31 Philippines 33.7%
16 Poland 70.6%
26 Romania 50.5%
11 Russia 81.7%
15 Saudi Arabia 70.7%
3 South Korea 93.7%
4 Spain 92.1%
2 Türkiye 110.5%
22 United Kingdom 59.6%
8 United States 88.2%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

What it means

How many young people study at universities and colleges.

How it is calculated

Students in tertiary education divided by the population of the five-year age group after secondary school (gross ratio, can exceed 100%).