Table B. Percentage of Population 6-24 Years Old by Level Currently Attending, by Age Group
and Region, Philippines: 2003
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| | Age Group
Level Currently Attending and Region | Population | | |
| 6-24 | 6 - 11 | 12 - 15 | 16 - 24
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Philippines 34,295 12,217 7,881 14,198
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 33.9 9.8 12.7 66.5
Attending 66.0 90.2 87.3 33.5
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 3.9 8.1 - -
Elementary 55.3 91.6 34.1 1.9
High School 29.8 0.3 65.7 46.1
Post Secondary 0.7 - 0.1 3.2
College 10.2 - 0.1 48.4
Post Graduate 0.1 - - 0.4
National Capital Region 4,195 1,246 749 2,200
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 36.9 4.1 7.4 65.5
Attending 63.1 95.9 92.6 34.5
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 4.2 9.4 - -
Elementary 47.5 90.1 25.9 0.3
High School 28.6 0.5 73.9 31.3
Post Secondary 0.8 - 0.2 2.6
College 18.7 - - 65.3
Post Graduate 0.2 - - 0.6
Cordillera Administrative Region 598 206 140 252
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 29.9 6.8 11.6 59.1
Attending 70.1 93.2 88.4 40.9
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 3.0 6.5 - -
Elementary 51.3 93.5 28.5 -
High School 32.0 - 70.8 45.1
Post Secondary 0.4 - 0.3 1.1
College 13.0 - 0.4 52.5
Post Graduate 0.3 - - 1.4
I - Ilocos 1,780 646 402 731
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 32.7 5.6 13.4 67.3
Attending 67.3 94.4 86.6 32.7
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 4.5 8.9 - -
Elementary 55.0 91.1 29.3 0.3
High School 29.5 - 70.5 45.0
Post Secondary 0.4 - 0.2 1.6
College 10.4 - - 52.0
Post Graduate 0.2 - - 1.0
II - Cagayan Valley 1,189 440 284 465
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 30.7 5.7 11.7 66.0
Attending 69.3 94.3 88.3 34.0
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 2.4 4.7 - -
Elementary 56.7 95.2 29.0 -
High School 30.4 0.1 71.0 45.4
Post Secondary 1.3 - - 6.6
College 9.1 - - 47.5
Post Graduate 0.1 - - 0.5
III - Central Luzon 3,713 1,303 823 1,587
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 35.8 7.4 13.1 70.9
Attending 64.0 92.2 86.8 29.1
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 3.5 6.8 - -
Elementary 54.1 92.1 25.0 -
High School 30.4 0.9 74.7 38.8
Post Secondary 1.1 - 0.2 5.6
College 10.8 - 0.2 55.6
Post Graduate - - - -
IVA - CALABARZON 4,361 1,489 988 1,885
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 34.9 6.2 10.8 70.3
Attending 65.1 93.8 89.2 29.7
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 3.8 7.7 - -
Elementary 54.3 92.1 27.9 1.3
High School 31.6 0.1 72.0 46.5
Post Secondary 0.8 - - 4.1
College 9.5 - 0.1 48.0
Post Graduate - - - -
IVB - MIMAROPA 1,058 428 246 384
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 30.9 11.7 13.6 63.6
Attending 69.1 88.3 86.4 36.4
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 2.8 5.3 - -
Elementary 58.9 94.0 34.7 0.9
High School 29.6 0.7 65.3 53.6
Post Secondary 0.9 - - 4.7
College 7.6 - - 39.6
Post Graduate 0.2 - - 1.2
V - Bicol 2,138 855 526 758
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 29.3 9.1 11.3 64.6
Attending 70.7 90.9 88.7 35.4
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 4.7 9.2 - -
Elementary 58.2 90.5 37.2 1.2
High School 29.6 0.4 62.8 56.8
Post Secondary 0.5 - - 2.6
College 6.7 - - 37.9
Post Graduate 0.3 - - 1.5
VI - Western Visayas 2,707 1,017 670 1,020
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 27.0 8.3 7.1 58.6
Attending 73.0 91.7 92.9 41.4
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 4.4 9.4 - -
Elementary 55.2 90.5 37.6 3.1
High School 31.0 0.1 62.2 53.2
Post Secondary 0.9 - 0.2 3.9
College 8.5 - - 39.8
Post Graduate - - - -
VII - Central Visayas 2,523 882 607 1,034
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 34.9 11.6 14.8 66.7
Attending 65.1 88.4 85.2 33.3
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 3.8 8.0 - -
Elementary 55.4 91.8 34.6 4.3
High School 29.9 0.2 65.4 43.7
Post Secondary 0.6 - - 3.1
College 10.2 - - 48.4
Post Graduate 0.1 - - 0.5
VIII - Eastern Visayas 1,616 624 433 559
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 32.9 12.8 19.8 65.4
Attending 67.1 87.2 80.2 34.6
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 3.7 7.3 - -
Elementary 60.0 92.5 40.8 3.0
High School 28.6 0.2 59.0 53.8
Post Secondary 0.3 - - 1.9
College 7.4 - 0.2 40.8
Post Graduate 0.1 - - 0.5
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1,305 480 325 500
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 34.7 17.2 15.7 63.8
Attending 65.3 82.8 84.3 36.2
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 4.2 9.0 - -
Elementary 57.7 90.5 45.9 3.7
High School 28.2 0.5 54.1 49.6
Post Secondary 0.5 - - 2.3
College 9.4 - - 44.0
Post Graduate 0.1 - - 0.5
X - Northern Mindanao 1,579 572 398 609
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 31.8 9.5 13.5 64.8
Attending 68.2 90.5 86.5 35.2
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 3.7 7.6 - -
Elementary 58.4 92.0 41.2 5.1
High School 28.5 0.4 58.8 47.7
Post Secondary 0.3 - - 1.6
College 9.0 - - 45.1
Post Graduate 0.1 - - 0.4
XI - Davao 1,668 588 415 665
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 34.5 11.9 14.7 66.9
Attending 65.5 88.1 85.3 33.1
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 4.9 10.4 - -
Elementary 56.2 89.4 41.3 2.3
High School 30.8 0.2 58.7 58.2
Post Secondary 0.2 - - 1.1
College 7.7 - - 38.4
Post Graduate - - - -
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 1,530 579 355 596
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 35.6 14.7 11.1 70.6
Attending 64.4 85.3 88.9 29.4
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 4.2 8.5 - -
Elementary 58.8 91.4 37.9 4.3
High School 29.3 0.1 61.9 52.9
Post Secondary 1.0 - 0.2 5.1
College 6.7 - - 37.7
Post Graduate - - - -
XIII - Caraga 977 364 244 369
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 32.0 10.9 17.7 62.1
Attending 68.0 89.1 82.3 37.9
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 4.4 9.1 - -
Elementary 56.3 90.8 38.7 1.8
High School 30.2 0.1 61.3 54.9
Post Secondary 0.5 - - 2.2
College 8.6 - - 41.1
Post Graduate - - - -
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,358 498 277 584
Number ('000)
Not Currently Attending 46.4 31.6 22.5 70.4
Attending 53.6 68.4 77.5 29.6
Kinder/Prep/Nursery 2.5 5.3 - -
Elementary 62.4 94.4 57.0 6.0
High School 25.2 0.3 42.7 52.3
Post Secondary 0.1 - - 0.5
College 9.9 - 0.3 41.2
Post Graduate - - - -
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Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Percentages may not add up to totals due to cases with no response on school attendance.
Source: National Statistics Office
2003 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey
Page last updated: January 05, 2006
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