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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 2009-2010

       

DepEd
Elementary   294,527 47.8 321,923 52.2  
     I 55,106 46.0 64,623 54.0
     II 49,936 47.4 55,365 52.6
     III 49,254 48.0 53,294 52.0
     IV 48,241 48.4 51,495 51.6
     V 45,922 48.3 49,090 51.7
     VI 46,068 48.9 48,056 51.1
Secondary 150,160 49.1 155,385 50.9
1st Year

39,638

 47.7 43,412 52.3
2nd Year 37,682 48.4 40,227 51.6
3rd Year 37,349 49.6 37,941 50.4
4th Year 35,491 51.2 33,805 48.8

Enrolment in Higher Educational
Institutions (Public and Private)

SY 2009-2010

67,505

52.5

61,178

47.5

CHED

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

      

675

38.9

1,058

61.1

      

Architectural and Town-Planning

184

20.4

717

79.6

Business Administration and Related

18,852

63.3

10,908

36.7

Education Science and Teacher Training

10,068

68.8

4,573

31.2

Engineering

2,714

16.4

13,827

83.6

Fine and Applied Arts

11

19.0

47

81.0
General 1,590 61.8 982 38.2
Home Economics 187 72.2 72 27.8
Humanities 616 69.8 267 30.2
IT-Related 8,315 45.7 9,884 54.3
Law and Jurisprudence 141 41.3 200 58.7
Maritime 15 0.4 3,444 99.6
Mass Communication and Documentation 115 75.2 38 24.8
Mathematics 328 58.8 230 41.2
Medical and Allied 20,317 69.8 8,797 30.2
Natural Science 265 65.9 137 34.1
Religion and Theology 28 41.8 39 58.2
Service Trades 1,246 66.5 627 33.5
Social and Behavioral Sciences 373 68.9 168 31.1
Other Disciplines 1,465 22.1 5,163 77.9

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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