NSCB - Philippine Millennium Development Goals Indicators

Goal 2 : ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION

PROPORTION OF PUPILS STARTING GRADE 1 WHO REACHED GRADE 6/
COHORT SURVIVAL RATE

1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
69.7	68.7	68.4	67.5	66.5	67.2	68.0	68.7	69.8	69.3	67.2	69.1	72.4	71.8	71.3	70.0	73.4
Source: Department of Education *refers to the proportion of enrollees at the beginning grade or year who reach the final grade or year at the end of the required number of years of study

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

69.7

68.7

68.4

67.5

66.5

67.2

68.0

68.7

69.8

69.3

67.2

69.1

72.4

71.8

71.3

70.0

73.4

Source: Department of Education

*refers to the proportion of enrollees at the beginning grade or year who reach the final grade or year at the end of the required number of years of study

NET ENROLMENT RATIO IN PRIMARY EDUCATION BY SEX

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001*	2002*	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total	99.1	85.1	85.2	85.4	87.1	92.7	94.3	95.1	95.7	97.0	96.8	97.0	90.3	88.7	87.1	84.4	83.2
Male							95.3	97.9	97.4	96.8
Female							93.4	92.1	94.0	97.2
Source: Department of Education *Revisions were due to DepEd latest data updates.

PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001*

2002*

2003

2004

2005

2006

Total

63.0

63.9

63.2

65.2

67.7

69.0

68.4

66.1

66.3

71.6

70.2

69.1

68.1

71.7

Source: Department of Education

*Revisions were due to DepEd latest data updates.

LITERACY RATE, 15-24 YEARS OLDS

	1990	1994	2000	2003
Both Sexes	96.6	97.3	95.1	96.6
Male	96.3	96.6	94.5	95.5
Female	96.9	98.1	95.7	97.7
Source:National Statistics Office 1990 and 2000 data: Census of Population and Housing; 1994 AND 2003 data: Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS)