Educación en filipinas

NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE – GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (GCOM)

APRIL 2011

NO. 11 - 03

EDUCATION OF WOMEN AND MEN
Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number 2 aims to achieve universal primary education for all. By 2015, it targets that children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.
Percent

Figure 1. Percent Distribution ofPopulation 6 Years Old and Over by Highest Educational Attainment and Sex, Philippines: 2008

Both Sexes 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 67.5 65.1 69.8

Male

Female

38.7

Seven out of ten females complete at least elementary education The Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) shows the educational attainment of the population aged six years old andover. The survey results in 2003 and 2008 revealed an increasing trend in the proportion of population aged six years old and over who had completed at least elementary education. From 62 percent in 2003, the proportion who have completed at least elementary education increased to 68 percent in 2008. Seven out of ten females six years old and over completed at least elementary education. This figureis higher compared to that for males (65.1%) (Figure 1). On the other hand, 38.7 percent of population six years old and over completed at least high school education. This figure is higher among females compared to males (41.1% vs. 36.4%).

36.4

41.1

Elementary Graduate and Higher High School Graduate and Higher

Source: NSO, 2008 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media SurveyFour regions surpass the national figure among those who completed at least elementary education National Capital Region topped the regions in terms of the proportion of population who completed at least elementary education (79%). It is followed by Regions I, III and IV-A, (73% each). These four regions surpassed the national figure among those who completed at least elementary education. ARMMposted the lowest with only 46 percent (Figure 2). By region, the proportion of population who completed at least elementary education is higher among females compared to their male counterparts.

Figure 2. Proportion of Population 6 Years Old and Over Who Have at Least Completed Elementary Education by Region and Sex, Philippines: 2008
Male 85.0 80.0 75.0 70.0 Pr e t ec n 65.0 60.0 55.0 50.0 45.040.0
P h ilip p in e s C a ra g a A R M M N C R C A R IV A IV B V III s IX V X V II X II III V I X I II I

Female

Region

Source: NSO, 2008 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey

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Nine out of ten female adolescents are functionally literates Based onFLEMMS results, the basic literacy rate of Filipinos in 2008 is 95.6 percent and the functional literacy rate is 86.4 percent. The literacy rate is higher among 15 to 24 years old or the adolescents. The basic and functional literacy rates for adolescents are 97.8 percent and 91.3 percent, respectively. This means that adolescents, in general, are able to read, write and compute (Figure 3). Bothbasic and functional literacy rates are higher among female adolescents compared to their male counterparts. The basic literacy rate and functional literacy rate of female adolescents are 98.5 percent and 94 percent, respectively. On the other hand, the basic literacy rate and functional literacy rate of male adolescents are 97 percent and 88.7 percent, respectively (Figure 3). Ratio of literatefemale adolescents to literate male adolescents meets the MDG target of 1.0 The MDG indicator 2.3a targets that the ratio of literate female adolescents to literate male adolescents in 2015 is 1.0. The results of FLEMMS in 2008 revealed that the ratio of literate female adolescents to literate male adolescents in the country was 1.0 for both basic and functional literacy. Of the 17 regions, only NCR...