Table 12.  Percent of Families With Children 6-12 Years Old in Elementary: October 1999

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Province                Percent     Provincial |   Province           Percent     Provincial
                                       Rank    |                                     Rank
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SULTAN KUDARAT             97.5           1      AURORA                  92.3          40
SIQUIJOR                   96.9           2      ILOILO                  92.1          41
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE          96.7           3      TARLAC                  92.1          42
MARINDUQUE                 96.3           4      NORTH COTABATO          92.0          43
IFUGAO                     96.2           5      RIZAL                   91.9          44
ANTIQUE                    96.0           6      BATANGAS                91.8          45
BILIRAN                    95.7           7      DAVAO ORIENTAL          91.8          46
LANAO DEL NORTE            95.6           8      AGUSAN DEL SUR          91.7          47
KALINGA                    95.5           9      BOHOL                   91.3          48
ZAMBALES                   95.4          10      MASBATE                 91.2          49
QUIRINO                    95.4          11      AGUSAN DEL NORTE        91.1          50
SORSOGON                   95.3          12      ILOCOS SUR              91.0          51
PAMPANGA                   95.3          13      ABRA                    90.9          52
LA UNION                   95.2          14      SURIGAO DEL NORTE       90.9          53
BATAAN                     95.0          15      MISAMIS ORIENTAL        90.9          54
GUIMARAS                   94.8          16      CAPIZ                   90.7          55
CAMARINES NORTE            94.7          17      SURIGAO DEL SUR         90.6          56
CAGAYAN                    94.7          18      BULACAN                 90.4          57
NUEVA VIZCAYA              94.6          19      OCCIDENTAL MINDORO      90.4          58
PANGASINAN                 94.6          20      NORTHERN SAMAR          90.2          59
QUEZON                     94.6          21      BUKIDNON                89.7          60
AKLAN                      94.5          22      MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL      89.2          61
LAGUNA                     94.4          23      SAMAR (WESTERN)         89.0          62
CAMIGUIN                   93.5          24      DAVAO DEL SUR           88.9          63
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE        93.3          25      ALBAY                   88.6          64
ISABELA                    93.3          26      PALAWAN                 88.4          65
CAMARINES SUR              93.1          27      DAVAO                   88.1          66
ORIENTAL MINDORO           93.0          28      SOUTH COTABATO          87.0          67
CATANDUANES                92.9          29      ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR       86.9          68
EASTERN SAMAR              92.9          30      APAYAO                  86.6          69
ROMBLON                    92.9          31      NEGROS ORIENTAL         86.1          70
LEYTE                      92.8          32      BATANES                 85.8          71
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL          92.8          33      TAWI-TAWI               85.6          72
NUEVA ECIJA                92.7          34      SULU                    83.3          73
BENGUET                    92.6          35      SARANGGANI              83.0          74
CEBU                       92.6          36      MAGUINDANAO             80.5          75
SOUTHERN LEYTE             92.5          37      BASILAN                 76.5          76
CAVITE                     92.5          38      LANAO DEL SUR           73.7          77
ILOCOS NORTE               92.4          39

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Notes:  1)  The results of the 1999 APIS Provincial Ranking is not comparable with the
            1998 APIS Provincial Ranking for Selected Poverty Indicators of the Bottom 40%.
        2)  The provinces are arranged based on the percentage of families meeting a
            particular MBN indicator or poverty correlate from highest to lowest.  The
            province with the highest percentage of families meeting the MBN or were covered
            by the poverty correlate is ranked 1 and the province with the lowest percentage
            of families meeting the MBN or were covered by the poverty correlate is ranked 77.
        3)  Percent of families with children 6-12 years old in elementary is an indicator
            of ENABLING NEEDS.

Source:  1999 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines
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