Philippines

East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income· 114.89M inhabitants

Last updated: June 1, 2025

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Futures readiness profile

Key insights: Philippines

Philippines performs close to the global average across every GEFRI dimension. While this provides an appearance of a measure of stability and adequacy among peers, it does not reflect the level of actualized ambition needed for future success. Much progress can still be made. To secure a leading position in education futures, the country should pursue bold reforms, invest in social and economic innovations, and adopt global best practices across all areas to leapfrog ahead.

Composite GEFRI Score

56.32
59th percentile
Higher scores indicate greater education futures readiness

Component scores

School Access and Gender Parity71.31
Above global avg. · 56th %-tile
Infrastructure66.13
Above global avg. · 54th %-tile
Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.
Governance48.24
Near the global average · 56th %-tile
Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.
Human Capital52.87
Near the global average · 50th %-tile
Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.
Innovation43.06
Near the global average · 53rd %-tile
Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.

Regional peers: East Asia & Pacific

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
31Korea, Rep.80.49
42Singapore79.66
63Hong Kong SAR, China79.05
84Australia78.42
105Japan78.25
176New Zealand75.41
Northern Mariana Islands(microstate)71.23
New Caledonia(microstate)70.42
Guam(microstate)69.37
American Samoa(microstate)68.93
French Polynesia(microstate)68.41
457China64.25
488Thailand62.96
499Malaysia62.68
5710Brunei Darussalam60.96
6111Indonesia59.35
6312Mongolia59.27
6713Macao SAR, China57.83
Palau(microstate)57.60
Tuvalu(microstate)57.31
7014Viet Nam56.58
7215Fiji56.51
7416Philippines56.32
Nauru(microstate)54.97
Kiribati(microstate)52.36
Samoa(microstate)51.55
Tonga(microstate)50.38
10617Timor-Leste47.76
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.(microstate)46.58
11018Korea, Dem. People's Rep.44.79
Marshall Islands(microstate)44.62
12219Vanuatu40.07
12620Cambodia36.21
13121Myanmar33.54
13222Solomon Islands33.52
13623Lao PDR31.98
15024Papua New Guinea26.63