Education spending in Philippines
Government spending on education in Philippines was equal to 4.0% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
Philippines, 2025
4.0%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Philippines over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.0% | – |
| 2024 | 3.9% | – |
| 2023 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 3.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.8%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
More for Philippines
All statistics for Philippines
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
47.4%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
94.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
95.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
84.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
67.0%
2022 · UNESCO UIS