Philippines AME EDUCATION SECTOR PROFILE. Education Structure Philippines Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Education System Structure and Enrollments.

Philippines

AME EDUCATION

SECTOR PROFILE

Education Structure

Philippines

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Education System Structure and Enrollments 2007

Education Structure

Philippines

Education Configuration and Enrollments% Net

Enrollments% Gross Enrollments

Classification Level/Grade Ages 2007 2007

Pre-primary Pre-school 5 37% 46%

Pre-university

Primary, grades 1-6 6-11 91% 109%Lower Secondary, grades 7-9 12-14

61%*

87%Upper secondary, grades 10 15

73%

 Post secondary, grades 11-12 16-18

Tertiary2 year degree 18-20

N/A 29%**4 year degree 18-22

  * Includes all categories of secondary. ** Includes all tertiary.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

• Compulsory education in the Philippines consists of grades 1-6.

Education Access: Pre-university

• Pre-primary enrollments have seen the biggest increase in the last seven years at 13%. • Upper secondary has the second greatest increase at 9%.

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank EdStats

Education Access: Tertiary

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank EdStats

• University enrollments have stagnated over the years.• Advanced degree enrollment is negligible at 0.4%.

Education Access: Gender

• Since 2001, girls have consistently enrolled in pre-university education in greater numbers than boys.

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Source: World Bank EdStats

Education Access: Gender

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

• Girls’ greater enrollment rates in lower (6.2%) and upper (13.7%) secondary education is quite impressive.

Education Quality: Completion

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Source: World Bank EdStats

• Girls have consistently completed primary education at higher rates than boys.

Education Quality: Testing

Source:

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• The Philippines does not participate in international testing such as the TIMSS.

Education Efficiency: Expenditure

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

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• The Philippines spends 2.5% of the GDP and 15.2% of total government expenditure on education. • Spending on pre-primary education is negligible at 0.12%.

Education Efficiency: Repetition

Source: World Bank EdStats

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• The Philippines is efficient at addressing primary repetition with its education expenditure level.