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Highlights of the Report of the
2000 Philippine Human Development Index
Posted 21 Jan. 2003

State of Philippine Human Development Improving in 2000

The country’s state of human development improved in 2000 as human development index stood at 0.656, or 0.027 points higher than the 1997 computed index.of 0.629.  All component indices grew in 2000 but the most remarkable progress was noted in income index. 

The Philippine HDI, LEI, EI and II, 1994, 1997 and 2000

Index	2000	1997	1994	Difference
				2000-1997	1997-1994
HDI	0.656	0.629	0.627	0.027	0.002
LEI	0.732	0.717	0.707	0.015	0.010
EI	0.840	0.835	0.812	0.005	0.023
II	0.394	0.336	0.361	0.058	(0.025)

Note:
LEI - Life Expectancy Index
EI - Education Index
II - Income Index

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board

Bulacan, Highest Ranking in 2000 HDI

In 2000, Bulacan enjoyed the highest HDI at 0.760.  It rose to the top rank in 2000 from ranking fourth in 1994 and 1997 and also recorded the biggest growth from 1997 to 2000 at 8.3 percent.  Next in line was Bataan, 0.746; and Cavite, 0.735.  Table 2 shows the top ranking provinces in 2000 along with their ranks in 1997 and 1994:

Table 2.  The Top Ten Provinces in HDI, 2000

Province	2000		1997		1994		Percent Change
	HDI	Rank	HDI	Rank	HDI	Rank	2000-1997	1997-1994
Bulacan	0.760	1	0.702	4	0.727	4	8.3	(3.4)
Bataan	0.746	2	0.727	1	0.653	8	2.6	11.3
Cavite	0.735	3	0.724	2	0.782	1	1.5	(7.4)
Rizal	0.733	4	0.693	5	0.730	3	5.8	(5.1)
Batanes	0.717	5	0.713	3	0.760	2	0.5	(6.2)
Laguna	0.709	6	0.676	7	0.721	5	4.8	(6.2)
Ilocos Norte	0.684	7	0.646	9	0.623	12	5.8	3.7
Batangas	0.683	8	0.684	6	0.672	6	(0.1)	1.8
Pampanga	0.665	9	0.648	8	0.664	7	2.6	(2.4)
Isabela	0.649	10	0.626	10	0.624	10	3.6	0.3

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board

Sulu, Lagging in 2000 HDI

At the bottom end of the HDI ladder in 2000 was Sulu (Table 3), and was also the most lagging province in 1997 and 1994.  Among the ten lagging provinces, Tawi-Tawi and Basilan experienced a worsening of their state of human development in 2000 as    Tawi-Tawi’s HDI declined by 9.3 percent from its index in 1997 and Basilan, by 3.3 percent.  Also, of the bottom 10 provinces, 8 were in Mindanao; one in Visayas (Western Samar); and one in Luzon (Ifugao).

Table 3.  The Bottom Ten Provinces, 2000

Province	2000		1997		1994		Percent Change
	HDI	Rank	HDI	Rank	HDI	Rank	2000- 1997	1997- 1994
Sulu	0.351	77	0.336	77	0.357	76	4.3	(5.9)
Tawi-Tawi	0.390	76	0.430	74	0.387	75	(9.3)	11.1
Basilan	0.425	75	0.439	73	0.423	73	(3.3)	3.8
Ifugao	0.461	74	0.452	72	0.406	74	1.9	11.3
Maguindanao	0.461	73	0.416	75	0.449	71	10.8	(7.3)
Lanao del Sur	0.464	72	0.415	76	0.442	72	11.8	(6.1)
Agusan del Sur	0.482	71	0.482	70	0.459	70	-	5.0
Samar	0.511	70	0.493	67	0.462	67	3.6	6.7
Lanao del Norte	0.512	69	0.470	71	0.473	65	8.8	(0.6)
Sarangani	0.516	68	0.494	66	0.529	46	4.5	(6.6)

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board

Note: The number of provinces in 1997 and 2000 was 77 due to the splitting of the province of Kalinga-Apayao into Kalinga and  Apayao in 1997.

 

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