TABLE L2. SIMPLE LITERACY OF THE HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 - 64 YEARS OLD BY AGE GROUP AND SEX, BY REGION: NOVEMBER 1994 =================================================================================================================================== BOTH SEXES MALE FEMALE REGION NUMBER PERCENT NUMBER PERCENT NUMBER PERCENT AND AGE GROUP (IN 1,000) (IN 1,000) (IN 1,000) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILIPPINES TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . 45,588 95.02 22,934 94.60 22,654 95.46 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . 7,337 95.35 3,761 94.18 3,576 96.60 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . 7,580 97.59 3,964 96.64 3,617 98.64 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . 6,522 96.94 3,432 96.50 3,090 97.42 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . 5,532 96.04 2,731 95.79 2,800 96.28 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . 8,557 95.45 4,106 95.18 4,451 95.69 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . 5,446 93.74 2,678 93.78 2,768 93.71 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . 3,503 89.27 1,719 88.87 1,785 89.65 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . 1,111 83.80 543 85.07 568 82.61 NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . 6,512 99.15 3,109 99.10 3,403 99.20 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . 867 99.07 439 98.86 428 99.30 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . 947 99.74 457 99.70 490 99.78 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . 1,038 99.47 487 99.45 551 99.49 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . 929 99.17 456 98.84 473 99.49 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . 1,370 99.14 634 99.03 736 99.23 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . 766 98.70 366 99.24 400 98.21 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . 457 98.88 208 98.90 249 98.87 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . 138 96.65 62 96.33 76 96.91 CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . 813 91.26 436 91.80 377 90.65 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . 132 92.82 75 92.25 56 93.59 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . 137 96.39 71 94.36 66 98.64 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . 118 92.95 65 91.40 53 94.95 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . 103 93.35 51 91.08 52 95.72 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . 151 91.56 79 92.80 72 90.24 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . 91 88.78 48 91.24 43 86.19 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . 63 82.47 37 89.29 25 74.19 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . 18 70.87 9 81.76 9 62.25 REGION I - ILOCOS TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . 2,563 97.33 1,315 97.07 1,248 97.60 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . 424 97.84 204 96.03 220 99.59 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . 415 99.07 225 98.81 191 99.38 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . 351 98.64 203 98.88 148 98.32 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . 293 99.10 164 98.40 129 100.00 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . 457 98.29 221 97.81 237 98.74 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . 327 97.03 157 97.00 170 97.06 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . 219 91.81 105 92.04 114 91.60 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . 77 86.37 37 88.87 40 84.17 REGION II - CAGAYAN TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . 1,808 94.70 967 94.67 841 94.72 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . 294 92.84 161 91.22 132 94.88 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . 298 96.77 158 95.14 140 98.69 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . 247 96.21 150 97.39 97 94.45 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . 220 95.60 112 95.93 107 95.27 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . 348 96.09 183 96.20 165 95.97 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . 212 95.74 104 96.28 109 95.23 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . 142 87.80 78 91.04 65 84.19 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . 47 89.45 22 87.11 25 91.60 REGION III - CENTRAL LUZON TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . 4,727 97.36 2,387 97.08 2,340 97.66 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . 730 97.65 386 96.95 344 98.46 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . 760 98.51 401 97.81 359 99.31 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . 702 98.44 369 97.93 333 99.01 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . 587 98.85 295 98.62 292 99.08 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . 897 97.63 426 97.53 471 97.72 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . 574 96.73 281 96.56 293 96.89 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . 364 93.92 173 93.39 192 94.41 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . 113 87.39 56 90.61 57 84.43 REGION IV - SOUTHERN TAGALOG TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . 6,297 97.52 3,195 97.53 3,102 97.50 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . 1,004 97.65 520 97.46 484 97.85 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 98.52 540 98.14 460 98.98 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . . 886 98.84 468 98.78 418 98.91 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 760 97.96 380 98.09 380 97.83 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,232 98.19 585 97.64 647 98.69 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . . 772 97.28 385 97.91 387 96.67 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . . 487 93.55 241 93.66 246 93.43 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . . 156 90.17 76 93.65 80 87.07 REGION V - BICOL TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . . 3,159 96.08 1,607 95.65 1,553 96.53 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . . 564 95.15 281 94.09 283 96.23 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . . 546 98.16 298 97.43 248 99.05 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . . 415 97.47 226 97.38 189 97.59 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 333 96.70 168 97.01 165 96.39 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . . 540 97.00 257 95.62 282 98.29 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . . 397 96.51 204 97.05 193 95.95 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . . 270 92.26 129 92.02 141 92.49 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . . 95 87.01 43 85.68 52 88.13 REGION VI - WESTERN VISAYAS TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . . 4,003 93.62 2,015 92.12 1,987 95.19 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . . 709 94.05 361 92.90 348 95.27 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . . 680 96.87 356 95.56 324 98.35 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . . 543 95.83 297 92.85 246 99.70 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 441 94.15 228 93.17 213 95.23 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . . 707 94.59 332 93.71 374 95.38 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . . 482 92.56 232 91.49 250 93.58 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . . 336 87.10 158 83.57 177 90.52 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . . 106 80.15 50 78.64 56 81.56 REGION VII - CENTRAL VISAYAS TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . . 3,351 94.89 1,670 94.67 1,681 95.11 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . . 549 96.11 288 94.49 262 97.94 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . . 558 97.68 286 96.98 272 98.42 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . . 466 97.77 247 98.39 219 97.08 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 387 95.70 185 95.22 202 96.14 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . . 608 96.20 287 95.62 321 96.72 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . . 404 93.03 197 93.15 207 92.92 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . . 284 87.89 137 87.51 148 88.24 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . . 94 80.09 45 85.11 49 76.00 REGION VIII - EASTERN VISAYAS TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . . 2,304 92.56 1,179 90.35 1,125 94.99 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . . 401 93.41 218 91.24 183 96.13 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . . 386 94.20 217 91.27 169 98.26 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . . 286 91.51 159 90.68 126 92.58 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 245 94.03 101 88.86 144 98.03 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . . 399 95.63 200 93.88 199 97.46 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . . 305 94.22 145 92.88 160 95.47 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . . 208 84.94 101 82.09 106 87.86 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . . 75 81.04 38 80.73 37 81.36 REGION IX - WESTERN MINDANAO TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . . 1,764 90.69 869 90.47 895 90.90 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . . 306 93.37 154 91.27 152 95.59 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . . 322 96.30 153 94.98 169 97.53 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . . 253 93.32 125 95.09 128 91.65 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 218 93.33 105 94.98 113 91.84 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . . 313 87.99 150 85.92 164 89.96 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . . 196 87.02 99 88.08 97 85.95 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . . 122 82.36 64 85.59 58 79.06 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . . 34 68.84 19 70.43 15 66.87 REGION X - NORTHERN MINDANAO TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . . 2,730 95.64 1,376 94.67 1,354 96.64 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . . 439 94.50 219 91.89 219 97.26 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . . 478 98.53 249 98.36 229 98.72 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . . 389 97.53 212 97.00 177 98.16 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 327 96.49 157 94.09 169 98.83 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . . 508 96.77 248 96.82 260 96.72 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . . 315 94.26 154 92.86 161 95.64 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . . 211 90.56 106 89.27 105 91.89 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . . 63 84.13 31 86.52 32 81.95 REGION XI - SOUTHERN MINDANAO TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . . 3,177 92.87 1,602 92.47 1,575 93.29 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . . 500 91.04 246 90.20 254 91.87 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . . 572 96.22 289 94.63 283 97.91 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . . 470 95.81 251 95.07 219 96.67 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 391 95.03 196 95.02 195 95.03 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . . 600 93.36 293 93.90 307 92.85 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . . 359 90.47 180 90.78 179 90.16 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . . 219 85.95 109 84.78 110 87.15 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . . 67 81.82 38 84.16 29 78.97 REGION XII - CENTRAL MINDANAO TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . . 1,389 91.71 698 90.91 691 92.52 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . . 231 92.08 115 90.03 116 94.20 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . . 253 96.24 141 94.53 111 98.50 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . . 207 96.70 97 94.62 110 98.63 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 176 93.18 82 94.18 94 92.32 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . . 260 92.22 132 93.37 129 91.07 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . . 152 88.08 71 85.19 81 90.77 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . . 90 82.17 49 82.94 41 81.27 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . . 20 59.13 11 62.11 9 56.10 AUTONOMOUS REGION OF MUSLIM MINDANAO TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION 10 TO 64 YEARS OLD . . . . . . 990 73.82 508 75.88 482 71.77 10 - 14. . . . . . . . . . . . 188 87.99 94 86.40 94 89.64 15 - 19. . . . . . . . . . . . 228 92.54 123 91.74 105 93.50 20 - 24. . . . . . . . . . . . 151 84.13 76 83.80 75 84.48 25 - 29. . . . . . . . . . . . 125 73.46 52 76.29 73 71.59 30 - 39. . . . . . . . . . . . 165 64.20 79 68.09 86 60.97 40 - 49. . . . . . . . . . . . 93 56.12 54 61.72 38 49.71 50 - 59. . . . . . . . . . . . 32 36.96 24 47.64 8 22.45 60 - 64. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 37.58 6 43.52 3 28.38 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** - LIMITATION: DUE TO SAMPLING, 100.00 LITERACY RATES DOES NOT IMPLY COMPLETE ABSENCE OF ILLITERACY SOURCE: NSO-DECS Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media (FLEMMS)