Table 3.3.1 Percent distribution of women highest level of schooling attended or completed, and median number of
years of schooling, according to background characteristics, Philippines 2003
(Educational attainment by background characteristics: women)
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Education
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Background No Elemen- High College Total Number years of
characteristic education tary school or higher of women schooling
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Age
15-19 0.6 13.2 70.1 16.2 100.0 2,648 8.6
20-24 0.5 14.3 43.8 41.4 100.0 2,209 9.7
25-29 1.3 17.7 43.3 37.7 100.0 2,034 9.6
30-34 1.1 24.5 39.2 35.2 100.0 1,954 9.4
35-39 2.3 27.7 37.5 32.4 100.0 1,873 9.2
40-44 2.2 36.0 32.8 29.0 100.0 1,564 8.7
45-49 2.5 41.5 31.4 24.6 100.0 1,351 7.3
Residence
Urban 0.6 15.7 44.9 38.8 100.0 7,877 9.6
Rural 2.4 33.2 44.7 19.7 100.0 5,756 8.0
Region
National Capital Region 0.2 11.5 45.8 42.5 100.0 2,387 9.8
Cordillera Admin Region 2.2 17.4 36.2 44.2 100.0 216 9.7
I - Ilocos Region 0.8 16.7 50.8 31.6 100.0 642 9.4
II - Cagayan Valley 1.3 28.2 42.7 27.8 100.0 426 9.0
III - Central Luzon 0.3 22.0 48.9 28.8 100.0 1,459 9.3
IVA - Calabarzon 0.2 17.5 48.6 33.7 100.0 1,890 9.5
IVB - Mimaropa 3.3 33.2 43.1 20.4 100.0 340 8.0
V - Bicol Region 0.3 27.6 45.2 26.9 100.0 713 8.7
VI - Western Visayas 1.8 27.0 44.0 27.2 100.0 910 9.1
VII - Central Visayas 1.3 29.8 42.7 26.2 100.0 1,070 8.7
VIII - Eastern Visayas 0.6 37.1 38.8 23.4 100.0 555 7.8
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 1.1 36.1 38.4 24.4 100.0 465 7.8
X - Northern Mindanao 0.3 26.9 43.9 28.9 100.0 565 8.8
XI - Davao Peninsula 1.0 26.7 42.3 30.0 100.0 654 9.1
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 4.0 25.3 46.7 24.0 100.0 524 8.5
ARMM 0.9 26.4 43.2 29.5 100.0 327 9.0
Caraga 15.0 33.2 33.9 18.0 100.0 489 6.4
Wealth index quintile
Lowest 6.3 53.1 35.4 5.2 100.0 2,161 5.6
Second 1.1 33.5 51.8 13.6 100.0 2,412 7.8
Middle 0.5 21.6 54.4 23.4 100.0 2,682 9.1
Fourth 0.2 12.8 48.6 38.4 100.0 2,940 9.6
Highest 0.1 6.8 35.0 58.0 100.0 3,438 11.1
Total 1.4 23.1 44.8 30.7 100.0 13,633 9.2
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Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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