Table 2.4.1 Percent distribution of the de facto female household population age six and over by highest
            level of education attended or completed, according to background characteristics, Philippines 2003
            (Educational attainment of female household population)

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                                                                                                    Median
Background                         No   Elemen     High     College      DK/    Total     Number    number
characteristics             Education    tary1   School2  or higher3  Missing                      of years
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Age
  6-9                           38.8      60.0      0.1        0.0       0.1    100.0     2,829        0.4
  10-14                          1.8      72.7     25.3        0.0       0.1    100.0     3,707        4.7
  15-19                          0.9      13.4     69.7       16.0       0.0    100.0     2,734        8.6
  20-24                          1.0      14.5     43.0       41.5       0.0    100.0     2,311        9.7
  25-29                          1.6      18.0     42.5       37.9       0.0    100.0     2,099        9.6
  30-34                          1.4      24.4     38.7       35.5       0.0    100.0     1,995        9.4
  35-39                          2.5      27.6     37.0       32.9       0.0    100.0     1,926        9.2
  40-44                          2.5      36.0     32.1       29.4       0.0    100.0     1,614        8.7
  45-49                          2.7      41.2     31.4       24.5       0.2    100.0     1,376        7.3
  50-54                          4.9      46.8     23.7       24.4       0.2    100.0     1,240        5.9
  55-59                          4.8      52.3     21.8       21.1       0.0    100.0       831        5.7
  60-64                          8.9      59.8     17.3       13.6       0.4    100.0       703        5.3
  65+                           14.4      61.5     13.6        9.9       0.6    100.0     1,400        4.3

Residence
  Urban                          5.3      31.7     34.9       28.0       0.1    100.0    13,340        8.3
  Rural                          9.6      49.9     28.8       11.6       0.1    100.0    11,428        5.4

Region
  National Capital Region        4.5      25.9     36.7       32.8       0.1    100.0     3,832        9.2
  Cordillera Admin Region        9.8      35.0     26.8       28.1       0.2    100.0       381        6.9
  I - Ilocos Region              5.3      39.4     36.1       19.2       0.0    100.0     1,244        7.0
  II - Cagayan Valley            7.8      45.3     28.8       17.9       0.2    100.0       810        5.8
  III - Central Luzon            6.1      39.8     35.6       18.3       0.2    100.0     2,601        6.7
  IVA - Calabarzon               4.8      34.6     36.6       23.9       0.1    100.0     3,242        7.9
  IVB - Mimaropa                10.0      49.6     28.5       11.9       0.0    100.0       672        5.5
  V - Bicol Region               7.1      47.2     29.9       15.8       0.0    100.0     1,419        5.8
  VI - Western Visayas           8.5      44.7     29.1       17.4       0.3    100.0     1,859        5.8
  VII - Central Visayas          6.7      45.3     30.2       17.9       0.0    100.0     1,965        5.9
  VIII - Eastern Visayas         8.0      53.5     24.8       13.7       0.0    100.0     1,133        5.4
  IX - Zamboanga Peninsul        9.7      49.6     25.1       15.3       0.3    100.0       904        5.4
  X - Northern Mindanao          6.8      43.5     31.0       18.7       0.0    100.0     1,077        6.0
  XI - Davao Peninsula           7.9      41.7     31.0       19.1       0.3    100.0     1,154        6.0
  XII - SOCCSKSARGEN            11.0      41.5     31.8       15.6       0.0    100.0       986        5.8
  ARMM                           6.0      46.0     30.1       17.9       0.0    100.0       648        5.6
  Caraga                        23.1      42.7     23.0       11.2       0.0    100.0       842        4.5

Wealth index quintile
  Lowest                        16.7      60.3     20.2        2.6       0.1    100.0     4,407        3.9
  Second                         8.2      50.9     33.0        7.8       0.1    100.0     4,670        5.5
  Middle                         5.7      41.6     38.0       14.6       0.1    100.0     4,894        6.4
  Fourth                         4.0      32.1     37.4       26.3       0.2    100.0     5,147        8.3
  Highest                        3.4      21.5     30.7       44.3       0.1    100.0     5,651        9.7

Total                            7.2      40.1     32.1       20.4       0.1    100.0    24,769        6.5

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Notes:   1 Completed grade 6 at the primary level
         2 Completed grade 4 at the secondary level
         3 Have attended college

Source:  2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
         National Statistics Office & Department of Health

Page last updated:  September 11, 2006
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