The Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) is an annual contest in statistics among freshmen college students. It was launched in 1992 by the National Statistics Office (NSO), Philippine Statistical Association (PSA) in cooperation with the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC). In 1994, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) launched the PSQ.

The main objectives of PSQ are to instill the value of statistics among students and to win public cooperation in all government statistical activities such as censuses and surveys, and eventually generate quality data for national development planning. The PSQ is also designed to measure the effectiveness of the current statistics curriculum in high school and determine possible areas for improvement so that college entrants inclined in the sciences will develop more interest in statistical courses.

The PSQ is actually the brainchild of NSO Administrator Tomas P. Africa. The PSA is a nonstock, nonprofit organization of professional statisticians from government and nongovernment agencies including the academe, whose main objectives are to project its role as a vital partner in nation building as well as make statistics at par with other knowledge areas.

The first PSQ was held on September 25, 1992 at the Philippine Social Science Center Auditorium in Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City as one of the highlights of the 40th anniversary celebration of the PSA. It was experimental and limited only to students from the National Capital Region (NCR) due to constraint in funds.

In the 1992 PSQ, fourteen finalists from different schools in the NCR vied for the championship. The winners were awarded modest prizes which may not be as attractive as the prizes at stake in other national contests. But the honors that went with it were priceless indicators of their capabilities for greater academic feats.

From then on, the PSQ has become one of the many important undertakings of the PSA being held annually as it continuously attracts various sponsors which include the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Social Security System (SSS), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Philippine Commercial and Industrial Bank (PCIB), Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), APO Production Unit, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), Metrobank Foundation, University of the Philippines (UP), National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), and the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics.