Table 2.6 Repetition and dropout rates for the de jure household population age 5-24 years by school grade,
according to background characteristics, Philippines 2003
(Grade repetition and dropout rates)
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Repetition rate1 Drop out rate2
Background --------------------------------- ----------------------------------
characteristic 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Sex
Male 8.3 3.9 2.9 2.6 0.9 2.5 0.8 2.6 2.9 2.5 4.4 8.6
Female 6.8 0.9 0.8 1.4 0.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.8 1.0 7.5
Residence
Urban 5.1 1.9 1.6 1.8 0.4 2.1 1.6 1.0 1.7 0.9 1.3 5.5
Rural 9.4 3.0 2.1 2.2 0.9 1.7 0.7 2.9 2.5 3.3 4.0 10.6
Region
National Capital Region 3.0 1.7 1.9 1.5 0.5 5.5 2.3 0.0 2.4 0.2 0.4 2.9
Cordillera Admin Region 5.3 3.8 1.8 1.5 2.0 4.7 0.0 2.5 1.7 0.0 6.4 1.9
I - Ilocos Region 4.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.0 2.8 1.6 0.0
II - Cagayan Valley 8.2 1.5 3.2 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 4.6
III - Central Luzon 8.0 1.7 0.9 3.6 0.9 2.4 0.0 3.0 1.7 0.0 1.9 7.8
IVA - Calabarzon 2.2 2.0 2.6 0.9 0.0 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 4.4
IVB - Mimaropa 4.6 0.0 3.8 3.1 0.0 3.1 0.0 1.4 1.2 1.7 3.4 9.2
V - Bicol Region 16.3 8.3 4.1 4.9 0.0 1.7 2.2 6.4 3.3 2.9 6.1 9.6
VI - Western Visayas 12.1 4.4 0.9 2.6 0.0 1.1 0.0 2.2 1.5 3.5 2.3 10.3
VII - Central Visayas 2.6 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.1 2.7 3.1 2.4 12.8
VIII - Eastern Visayas 5.4 0.9 2.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 2.7 1.8 2.2 2.2 4.0 13.3
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 11.6 3.7 0.0 1.2 2.6 0.0 1.0 3.6 3.8 3.5 6.4 12.3
X - Northern Mindanao 18.1 3.5 4.8 4.1 1.8 0.0 0.9 4.2 4.9 4.0 1.7 13.7
XI - Davao Peninsula 12.9 1.1 0.0 4.7 1.4 2.9 3.2 2.2 5.6 3.4 1.5 10.4
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 5.7 1.2 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.2 3.1 6.1 13.8
ARMM 6.1 5.5 2.3 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 3.5 5.6 5.6 11.6
Caraga 1.9 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.9 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 4.4
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 11.8 2.7 1.5 1.6 0.7 1.5 1.6 5.3 3.9 5.1 6.6 17.7
Second 9.8 2.3 2.6 3.3 0.9 2.1 1.7 2.1 2.9 3.5 4.0 12.2
Middle 4.7 3.2 2.9 2.3 0.6 1.9 1.0 0.0 1.6 0.6 1.4 3.6
Fourth 3.9 3.4 1.5 1.6 0.6 2.2 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.0 4.5
Highest 2.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.2 4.0
Total 7.6 2.5 1.8 2.0 0.7 1.9 1.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.7 8.0
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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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