1. AME Education Sector Profile
Philippines

2. Philippines Education Structure
Education System Structure and Enrollments 2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Data Notes:
Gross numbers NER GER
Pre-primary 961, % 46.30%
Primary 13,145, % %
Lower Secondary 5,008, %
Upper Secondary 1,357, %
Total Secondary 6,365, % 83.30%
Tertiary 2,483, %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

3. 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

4. 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
Pre-primary* 24.0% 37.0%
Primary % 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
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank EdStats

5. 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
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

6. 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
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

7. 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
Difference
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

8. 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
Males 84.3% 99.2% 92.9% 91.4%
Females 90.4% 108.9% 99.4% 97.0%
Source: World Bank EdStats

9. 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:

10. 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

11. 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
India
Indonesia
Philippines
ASEAN 4.2
OECD 5.6
MENA: Middle East and North Africa
OECD: Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
Source: World Bank EdStats