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EDUCATION

Selected Indicator

Reference
Period

Women

Men

Source

Number

%

Number

%

Simple Literacy Rate
(10 years and over)

2003

 

97.3

 

97.6

NSO-DECS
(FLEMMS)

Functional Literacy Rate
(10-64 years old)

2003

 

89.2

  

88.1

NSO-DECS
(FLEMMS)

Net Enrollment Ratio
in Government Elementary Schools

SY 2006-2007

  

76.2

 

76.7

DepEd

Cohort Survival Rate
in Government Elementary Schools

SY 2006-2007

  

79.5

  

74.4

DepEd

Enrolment in Government Elementary and Secondary Schools by Grade/Year Level

SY 2007-2008

        

DepEd
Elementary   291,475 47.9 316,867 52.1  
     I 54,942 46.6 63,052 53.4
     II 49,580 47.6 54,570 52.4
     III 46,786 47.8 51,107 52.2
     IV 47,603 48.4 50,828 51.6
     V 46,959 48.7 49,415 51.3
     VI 45,605 48.8 47,895 51.2
Secondary 150,133 49.8 151,462 50.2

    1st Year

40,129

 47.8 43,778 52.2

    2nd Year

 39,022 49.0 40,609 51.0

    3rd Year

 40,238 50.8 39,009 49.2

    4th Year

 30,744 52.3 28,066 47.7

Enrolment in Higher Educational
Institutions (Public and Private)

SY 2006-2007

70,471

53.5

61,256

46.5

CHED

Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Vet. Med.

      

879

45.7

1,046

54.3

      

Architectural and Town Planning

40

18.5

176

81.5

Business Administration and Related

14,566

63.4

8,414

36.6

Education Science and Teacher Training

12,466

71.1

5,069

28.9

Engineering and Technology

1,942

15.6

10,502

84.4

Fine and Applied Arts

43

23.1

143

76.9
General 2,001 60.2 1,321 39.8
Home Economics 96 92.3 8 7.7
Humanities 43 47.2 48 52.8
Law and Jurisprudence 268 43.4 349 56.6
Mass Communication and Documentation 38 82.6 8 56.6
Mathematics and Computer Science 5,932 45.0 7,244 55.0
Medical and Allied 29,266 67.5 14,109 32.5
Natural Science 539 72.2 207 27.8
Religion and Theology 100 76.3 31 23.7
Service Trades 697 66.6 349 33.4
Social and Behavioral Sciences 259 62.9 153 37.1
Trade, Craft and Industrial 1 0.2 666 99.8
Other Disciplines 1,295 10.2 11,413 89.8

Tertiary Level Graduates by Program Level

SY 2005-2006

14,418

59.9

9,639

40.1

CHED
Pre-Baccalaureate   3,085 61.2 1,957 38.8  
Baccalaureate 10,943 59.4 7,487 40.6
Post-Baccalaureate 52 78.8 14 21.2
Masteral 282 66.7 141 33.3
Doctoral 56 58.3 40 41.7

HH Pop'n 5 Yrs. Old and Over by
Highest Grade Completed

2000

1,850,036

49.9

1,856,463

50.1

NSO

No Grade Completed

    

74,312

49.9

74,714

50.1

    

Pre-School

41,383

49.5

42,166

50.5

Elementary

720,237

50.3

710,552

49.7

High School

591,913

48.9

618,644

51.9

Post-Secondary

90,889

45.5

108,842

54.5

College Undergraduate

183732

50.7

178,569

49.3

Academic Degree Holder

96,790

56.2

75,501

43.8

Post-Baccalaureate

10,173

60.4

6,663

39.6

Not Stated

40,607

49.9

40,812

50.1
Notes:

2/ - In Thousands
*Details may not add up to totals due to rounding

Definition of Terms:

Simple Literacy Rate - percentage of the population which can read and write a simple message.
Functional Literacy Rate - the percentage of the population which has a significantly higher level of literacy which includes not only reading and writing skills but also numeracy skills.

Acronyms:

CHED - Commission on Higher Education
DepEd - Department of Education
FLEMMS - Functional Literacy Education and Mass Media Survey
HH - Household
NSO - National Statistics Office

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