AME Education Sector Profile Philippines

Philippines Education Structure Education System Structure and Enrollments 2007 Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Notes: Gross numbers NER GER Pre-primary 961, 397 36.80% 46.30% Primary 13,145,210 91.30% 109.40% Lower Secondary 5,008,096 86.70% Upper Secondary 1,357,889 72.50% Total Secondary 6,365,985 61.30% 83.30% Tertiary 2,483,988 28.50% Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Philippines Education Structure Compulsory education in the Philippines consists of grades 1-6. Education Configuration and Enrollments % Net Enrollments % Gross Enrollments Classification Level/Grade Ages 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 Tertiary 2 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 Note: Definitions: Net enrollment: Ratio of children of official school age for a particular grade or education level, enrolled in a particular grade or level, expressed as a percentage of the population in that same age group. Gross enrollment: Total enrolment (regardless of age), as a percentage of the population in the official age group corresponding to a particular level of education. N/A – Not Available Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Philippines 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%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank EdStats Analysis: Data: Pre-university Net Enrollments 1995 2007 Pre-primary* 24.0% 37.0% Primary 100.0% 91.0% Lower Secondary** 87.2% 86.7% Upper Secondary** 64.0% 73.0% Total Secondary 58.8% 61.0% Pre-primary: 2002 data Lower and upper secondary: gross enrollments 2002-2007 Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank EdStats

Education Access: Tertiary Philippines Education Access: Tertiary University enrollments have stagnated over the years. Advanced degree enrollment is negligible at 0.4%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank EdStats Analysis: Data Notes: Tertiary Enrollments 1990 2006 2 yr degrees 8.7% 10.3% 4 yr degrees 90.7% 89.3% Total tertiary 27.8% 28.5% 2 yr and 4 yr degree data from 2002. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank EdStats

Education Access: Gender Philippines Education Access: Gender Since 2001, girls have consistently enrolled in pre-university education in greater numbers than boys. Source: World Bank EdStats Analysis: Definitions: Data notes: Pre-university Net Enrollments by Gender 1998 2001 2004 2007 Primary Males 96.8% 91.6% 92.3% 90.3% Females 93.1% 92.8% 94.2% 92.3% Secondary Males 47.1% 48.1% 55.5% 55.8% Females 51.4% 56.9% 66.4% 67.1% Source: World Bank EdStats

Education Access: Gender Philippines Education Access: Gender Girls’ greater enrollment rates in lower (6.2%) and upper (13.7%) secondary education is quite impressive. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Analysis: Data Notes: Secondary Gross Enrollments by Gender 2002 2004 2006 2007 Difference 2006-07 Lower Secondary Males 83.7% 86.9% 82.9% 83.7% Females 90.8% 94.6% 90.0% 89.9% 6.2% Upper Secondary Males 58.8% 63.3% 66.0% 65.8% Females 69.6% 75.5% 80.3% 79.5% 13.7% Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Education Quality: Completion Philippines Education Quality: Completion Girls have consistently completed primary education at higher rates than boys. Source: World Bank EdStats Data notes: Primary Completion Rates 1998 2001 2004 2007 Males 84.3% 99.2% 92.9% 91.4% Females 90.4% 108.9% 99.4% 97.0% Source: World Bank EdStats

Education Quality: Testing Philippines Education Quality: Testing The Philippines does not participate in international testing such as the TIMSS. Source: Analysis:. Definition: TIMSS: Trends in International Math and Science Study, a test of math and science for 4th and 8th graders, is used to compare educational achievement on an international basis. The exam tests student knowledge of basic math and science concepts which should be standard curricula offerings for grade 4 and 8 learners. Data Notes: Source:

Education Efficiency: Expenditure Philippines Education Efficiency: Expenditure 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%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Analysis: Data notes: Spending Pattern on education Pre-primary 0.12% Primary 55.5% Lower Secondary 20.4% Upper Secondary 5.0% Tertiary 14.0% Other 5.1% Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Education Efficiency: Repetition Philippines Education Efficiency: Repetition The Philippines is efficient at addressing primary repetition with its education expenditure level. Source: World Bank EdStats Analysis: Data Notes: Definitions: Repetition %GDP Bangladesh 7 2.5 Cambodia 11.6 1.5 India 3.4 3.2 Indonesia 3.3 3.5 Philippines 2.3 2.5 ASEAN 4.2 OECD 5.6 MENA: Middle East and North Africa OECD: Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Source: World Bank EdStats