Unemployment with advanced education in Philippines
Philippines: Unemployment with advanced education was 3.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Philippines, 2003–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2023, unemployment with advanced education in Philippines stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Philippines peaked at 10.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 84th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.1% | — |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +75.1% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -51.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.1% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 3.7% | 10.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Philippines
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6532 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5998 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7053 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7536 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 93,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 57,828 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 57,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 56,530 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 114,222 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Philippines?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Philippines was 3.4% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Philippines ranks 84th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. 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).