Table 2.5.2 Net attendance ratios (NAR) and gross attendance ratios (GAR) for the de jure household population
by level of schooling and sex, according to background characteristics, Philippines 2003
(School attendance ratios: secondary school)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net attendance ratio1 Gross attendance ratio2 Gender
Background --------------------- ----------------------- Parity
characteristic Male Female Total Male Female Total Index3
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Residence
Urban 50.4 54.9 52.7 56.6 58.6 57.6 1.03
Rural 37.8 52.8 44.8 42.3 56.0 48.7 1.32
Region
National Capital Region 51.3 52.4 51.9 57.8 56.0 56.9 0.97
Cordillera Admin Region 47.8 52.6 50.2 51.6 57.5 54.5 1.12
I - Ilocos Region 57.2 60.0 58.6 60.0 61.9 61.0 1.03
II - Cagayan Valley 48.7 55.9 52.3 51.6 59.4 55.5 1.15
III - Central Luzon 41.7 56.8 49.7 47.5 59.9 54.0 1.26
IVA - Calabarzon 53.5 60.5 57.1 58.5 65.4 62.1 1.12
IVB - Mimaropa 43.2 55.6 48.8 45.4 58.2 51.2 1.28
V - Bicol Region 45.6 55.8 50.4 51.1 58.1 54.4 1.14
VI - Western Visayas 40.5 54.0 47.0 45.8 56.3 50.9 1.23
VII - Central Visayas 43.1 51.0 47.1 51.3 54.7 53.0 1.07
VIII - Eastern Visayas 37.3 48.7 42.2 40.8 54.9 46.9 1.34
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 32.6 51.0 40.4 38.0 53.6 44.6 1.41
X - Northern Mindanao 34.8 57.0 45.5 39.6 59.4 49.2 1.50
XI - Davao Peninsula 40.1 50.3 45.3 46.2 52.9 49.6 1.15
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 36.2 50.8 42.9 42.8 54.1 47.9 1.26
ARMM 44.4 51.1 47.6 50.5 52.2 51.3 1.04
Caraga 29.3 35.6 32.2 34.2 41.2 37.4 1.21
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 21.6 33.8 26.9 24.0 36.3 29.3 1.51
Second 32.3 52.1 41.4 37.8 55.0 45.7 1.46
Middle 49.2 59.3 54.2 55.8 62.1 58.9 1.11
Fourth 56.9 65.4 61.1 61.7 69.8 65.7 1.13
Highest 63.8 55.0 58.8 71.7 59.1 64.5 0.82
Total 43.9 54.0 48.9 49.3 57.4 53.2 1.16
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notes: 1 The NAR for secondary school is the percentage of the secondary-school age (13-16 years) population
that is attending secondary school. By definition the NAR cannot exceed 100 percent.
2 The GAR for secondary school is the total number of secondary school students, expressed as a percentage
of the official secondary-school-age population. If there are significant numbers of overage and
underage students at a given level of schooling, the GAR can exceed 100 percent.
3 The Gender Parity Index for secondary school is the ratio of the secondary school GAR for females to
the GAR for males.
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
Related Tables | Demographic and Health Index