Labor force with advanced education, female in Philippines
Philippines: Labor force with advanced education, female was 65.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education, female in Philippines, 2003–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, female in Philippines is 65.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Philippines peaked at 65.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2017.
That places Philippines 103rd out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 53.3% | — |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.0% | 53.3% | 56.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 51.5% | 57.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 58.5% | 65.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Philippines?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Philippines was 65.0% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2017.
- How does Philippines rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Philippines ranks 103rd out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).