All you need to know about education in the Philippines
Available dossiers for this country
Further information: overview, competent authorities, reports & statistics
A selection of websites from our database is provided below concerning the following topics:
- Springe zu: Overviews of the education system in the Philippines
- Springe zu: Ministries responsible for education and science in the Philippines
- Springe zu: Educational reports on and education statistics for the Philippines
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- Literature on the Philippines
(German Education Research Portal)
Overviews of the education system in the Philippines
Profiles Enhancing Education Reviews (PEER) - Unesco Education Profiles: Philippines 
Philippines
The PEER portal is obviously the successor to the earlier Unesco Country Dossiers (see the Internet Archive). In contrast to these, the PEER portal focuses more strongly on the Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM) [...]
Education System Profiles > Education in the Philippines (WES/WENR) 
Philippines
World Education News & Reviews (WENR) offers comprehensive information on the education system in the Philippines – both in text form and as charts/graphics.
WENR is operated by World Education Services, a non-profit organisation that has been promoting the "educational, economic, and social inclusion of immigrants, [...]
Profiles Enhancing Education Reviews (PEER) - Unesco Education Profiles 
Egypt; Ethiopia; Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Australia; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium [...]
The PEER portal is obviously the successor to the earlier Unesco Country Dossiers (see the Internet Archive). [...]
Nuffic Education systems: Philippines 
Philippines
Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education, provides information about the education systems of various countries around the world. The aim is to enable comparisons between international and Dutch educational qualifications. Nevertheless, the information is also of interest to international users, as it [...]
Ministries responsible for education and science in the Philippines
Department of Education 
Philippines
Website of the Philippine Department of Education, which is responsible for basic education. This includes primary education, secondary education and non-formal education, including culture and sport. The website offers comprehensive information about the country's education system and education policy. Among other things, it also [...]
Department of Science and Technology 
Philippines
[Note: The department's website is currently offline, so we link to a copy from the Internet Archive from August 2025.] Website of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology. The site provides information on its work, services provided by the department, programs and projects, as well as various resources such as databases [...]
Educational reports on and education statistics for the Philippines
Profiles Enhancing Education Reviews (PEER) - Unesco Education Profiles: Philippines 
Philippines
The PEER portal is obviously the successor to the earlier Unesco Country Dossiers (see the Internet Archive). In contrast to these, the PEER portal focuses more strongly on the Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM) [...]
Department of Education 
Philippines
Website of the Philippine Department of Education, which is responsible for basic education. This includes primary education, secondary education and non-formal education, including culture and sport. The website offers comprehensive information about the country's education system and education policy. Among other things, it also [...]
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) 
Philippines
The institution is responsible for providing relevant, high-quality technical education and vocational skills development programmes that meet the needs of the economy and the country's educational goals. It facilitates appropriate policy measures, training programmes and quality standards. The website provides information on [...]
Profiles Enhancing Education Reviews (PEER) - Unesco Education Profiles 
Egypt; Ethiopia; Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Australia; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium [...]
The PEER portal is obviously the successor to the earlier Unesco Country Dossiers (see the Internet Archive). [...]
Statistics: Education Mass Media 
Philippines
For the educational sector, the Philippines Statistical Authority primarily provides information on the "Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS), which is conducted approximately every five years. The statistics on the homepage refer only to the literacy rate. For data on education and mass media, please [...]
Science and Technology Education Network (STEdNet) 
Philippines
This is s a collaborative project of Philippine institutions concerned with science education whose goal is to make science education researches and statistical data easily accessible through the power of information technology. The main product offered on the web site are four data bases for science education research: [...]
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) 
Philippines
The Commission is the highest governing body in the Philippines for higher education institutions and their study programmes. It is responsible for ensuring the quality of higher education institutions and taking appropriate measures to enable access to education for all. The website provides information on publications, official [...]
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) 2023-2025 
Philippines
"The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) is a national commission tasked [from 2023 to 2025] to undertake a comprehensive national assessment and evaluation of the performance of the Philippine education sector. (...) EDCOM II follows in the footsteps of the First Congressional Commission on Education, [...]
International Human Development Indicators - Country Profiles 
international; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Australia [...]
This page provides a country list with fact sheets on the Human Development Index (HDI). The index focuses on three measurable dimensions of human development: health, education and standard of living. The fact sheets are [...]
Unicef Country Profiles: Philippines > Education 
Philippines
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) offers child-related statistical data for countries around the world. Under the "Education" section, you can find data on school attendance, school completion, and literacy, among other things.
[Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
Schulsysteme und informatische Bildung
im internationalen Vergleich - Sandro Blumrich (2006/2007) 
Switzerland; Germany; Austria; Poland; France; Portugal; Hungary; Estonia; Lithuania; Finland; Japan; New Zealand [...]
In 2007, the TU Dresden finished a comparative analysis of the school systems and informatics education within 13 different European and international countries. The research intended to create the basics for an overview on [...]
World Bank Education Statistics (EdStats): Country at a Glance - Philippines 
Philippines
The World Bank provides the following data in its education statistics:
* Gross [School] Enrollment
* [School] Completion
* Education Indicators
* Learning Outcomes (with data from PISA and TIMSS)
* Expenditures
* Policy
* World Bank Education Projects
* Socio-Economic Context
[Summary: [...]
Higher Education Statistical Data (Philippines) 
Philippines
The Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) provides higher education statistics from 2017 onwards. The commission is the Philippines' highest governing body for higher education institutions and their degree programs. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
Planipolis - Education Plans and Policies: Philippines 
Philippines
The database Planipolis provides official fulltext documents on educational policy and planning from UNESCO member states. For the Philippines you can find documents starting in the year 2003. Planipolis is provided by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
Education in the Philippines
News worldwide
- For the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025: New dossier on education in the Philippines, this year's Guest of Honour
- Mobile phone use in schools in the USA, Great Britain, Ireland and Italy (DLF 09.09.25) [courtesy translation]
- OECD published its report "Education at a Glance 2025"
- The African Union Moves to Harmonize Learning Assessments through a New Continental Framework (Unesco 30.07.25)