NSCB - Statistics - Education

EDUCATION

Simple Literacy of the Population 10 Years Old and Over
1989, 1994, 2000 and 2003
(In percent)

Area / Region	1989 a/			1994 a/			2000 b/			2003c/
Area / Region	Both Sexes	M	F	Both Sexes	M	F	Both Sexes	M	F	Both Sexes	M	F
Philippines	89.8	89.8	89.8	93.9	93.7	94.0	92.3	92.1	92.5	93.4	92.6	94.3
Urban	95.4	...	...	96.5	96.6	96.5	...	...	...	...	...	...
Rural	86.2	...	...	91.2	91.1	91.3	...	...	...	...	...	...
Metro Manila	98.1	...	...	98.8	98.9	98.8	98.1	98.2	98.1	99.0	98.9	99.1
Cordillera Administrative	86.4	...	...	88.8	89.9	87.5	90.5	90.9	90.1	91.6	92.0	91.1
Ilocos Region	90.6	...	...	95.5	96.1	94.8	95.2	95.4	95.0	97.4	97.6	97.3
Cagayan Valley	88.4	...	...	93.3	93.7	92.8	91.8	91.4	92.1	92.7	92.1	93.5
Central Luzon	93.7	...	...	96.3	96.5	96.1	94.8	94.8	94.8	96.9	96.8	96.9
Southern Tagalog	93.2	...	...	96.4	96.8	96.0	94.0	94.0	94.1	94.2	94.1	94.3
Bicol Region	87.3	...	...	96.9	94.8	95.0	92.7	92.4	93.6	95.0	93.8	96.3
Western Visayas	87.7	...	...	91.9	90.8	93.0	93.0	92.5	93.6	92.8	91.6	94.0
Central Visayas	88.0	...	...	93.1	93.4	92.8	91.7	91.5	91.8	92.4	91.5	93.2
Eastern Visayas	81.7	...	...	90.9	89.2	92.7	89.9	88.8	91.1	90.1	87.0	93.3
Western Mindanao	80.4	...	...	89.7	89.1	90.1	85.3	85.3	85.2	88.9	96.8	90.9
Northern Mindanao	90.5	...	...	94.6	93.8	95.5	91.4	90.7	92.1	91.8	90.1	93.5
Southern Mindanao	90.5	...	...	92.0	91.6	92.4	90.2	89.8	90.5	90.3	88.0	92.7
Central Mindanao	78.3	...	...	90.8	90.3	91.4	87.0	87.1	87.0	87.3	85.9	88.8
Caraga	...	...	...	...	...	...	92.0	91.4	92.6	92.1	89.5	94.6
Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao	...	...	...	73.5	75.6	71.4	68.7	69.8	67.7	70.2	71.0	69.4

* Data not available; - Less than

M - Male; F - Female

a/ Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey.
b/ 2000 Census of Population and Housing.
c/ 2003 FLEMMS

Sources:
1. National Statistics Office
2. Department of Education

Elementary and Secondary Enrolment in Government and Private Schools
SY 1990-91 to SY 2004-05

School Year	Elementary			Secondary
School Year	Total	Public	Private	Total	Public	Private

1995-96	11,504,816	10,646,180	858,636	4,883,507	3,376,273	1,507,234
1996-97	11,847,794	10,959,632	888,162	4,988,301	3,544,446	1,443,855
1997-98	12,225,038	11,295,982	929,056	5,022,830	3,616,612	1,406,218
1998-99	12,502,524	11,562,181	940,343	5,115,251	3,767,159	1,348,092
1999-00	12,707,788	11,786,622	921,166	5,207,446	3,933,210	1,274,236

2000-01	12,760,243	11,837,582	922,661	5,401,867	4,156,185	1,245,682
2001-02	12,878,600	11,945,161	933,439	5,801,008	4,519,815	1,281,193
2002-03	12,980,743	12,056,162	924,581	6,044,192	4,824,789	1,219,403
2003-04	12,986,360	12,065,686	920,674	6,272,099	5,027,847	1,244,252
2004-05	13,015,487	12,089,365	926,122	6,312,031	5,043,776	1,268,255

Source: Department of Education

Higher Education Enrolment
in Government and Private Schools by Discipline Group
SY 1999-2000 to SY 2000-2005

Discipline Group	SY 1999-2000	SY 2000-2001	SY 2001-2002	SY 2002-2003	SY 2003-2004	SY 2004-2005
Total	2,373,486	2,430,842	2,466,056	2,426,976	2,431,378	2,402,315
Agricultural, Forestry, Fisheriesand Veterinary Medicine	85,266	87,492	94,900	84,609	78,848	70,824
Architectural and Town Planning	22,394	23,459	25,205	25,535	22,008	23,225
Business Administration and Related Courses	632,760	645,970	640,315	617,020	557,859	516,928
Education and Teacher Training	447,183	469,019	439,549	417,619	402,781	366,941
Engineering and Technology	359,313	369,175	377,409	354,840	357,514	321,660
Fine and Applied Arts	9,809	10,138	8,967	10,186	10,828	12,221
General	55,890	68,223	43,627	35,852	41,267	34,234
Home Economics	7,513	10,060	6,460	5,788	5,703	5,342
Humanities	21,343	21,671	29,665	29,243	28,534	26,956
Law and Jurisprudence	20,099	20,097	19,646	19,428	18,502	19,539
Mass Communication and Documentation	45,421	21,622	30,638	33,882	27,983	25,299
Mathematics and Computer Science	220,860	239,931	262,134	271,294	262,970	240,178
Medical and Allied	150,634	141,771	164,000	220,195	321,571	445,729
Natural Science	28,856	29,215	30,451	28,372	26,221	23,458
Religion and Theology	10,856	9,507	7,828	7,642	7,245	7,892
Service Trades	13,369	14,486	15,421	15,851	17,347	13,878
Social and Behavioral Science	62,113	62,860	80,077	73,718	74,731	66,490
Trade, Craft and Industrial	640	988	4,651	3,209	1,457	14,946
Other Disciplines	179,167	185,158	185,113	172,693	168,009	166,575

Notes: From AY 1999 to 2002-2005, data for corresponding fields of study such as Humanities, Mass Communication, Math and Computer Science and Social and Behavioral Sciences were included in their respective categories.

Source: Commission on Higher Education

Budgetary Appropriation for Philippine Educational System
by Level of Education and by Agency (in '000 pesos)
FY 2002 to FY 2006

Particulars	FY 2006	FY 2005	FY 2004	FY 2003	FY 2002
Particulars	Proposed Program	Actual Program	Actual Program	Actual Program	Actual Program
Total	121,600,330	114,480,287	108,433,272	109,987,773	106,050,025
1. Basic Education: DECS	118,038,047	110,995,428	105,295,032	106,708,873	103,134,128
2. Higher Education: CHED	1,140,670	1,073,653	1,052,856	664,364	754,573
3.Technical /Vocational Education: TESDA	2,421,613	2,411,206	2,085,384	2,614,536	2,161,324

DECS - Department of Education, Culture and Sports
CHED - Commission on Higher Education
TESDA - Technical Education Skills and Development Authority

Note: Only selected agencies were covered to represent each level of education.

Source: Department of Budget and Management.


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