Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines
Philippines: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9613 index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines stood at 0.9613 index.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines peaked at 1.08 index in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.9547 index, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 174th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.08 index | — |
| 1981 | 1 index | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9984 index | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.03 index | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9987 index | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.01 index | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.02 index | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.04 index | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.01 index | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1 index | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.02 index | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.02 index | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9995 index | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9842 index | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9795 index | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.972 index | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.967 index | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9601 index | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9612 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9603 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9603 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9586 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9547 index | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9613 index | +0.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.9613 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.9613 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 index | 1.08 index | 1.08 index | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 0.9984 index | 1.03 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 0.9987 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9995 index | 1.02 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9707 index | 0.9601 index | 0.9842 index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.959 index | 0.9547 index | 0.9613 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Philippines was 0.9613 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 index in 1976.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9547 index in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Philippines ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.