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Table 10. Population 5 Years Old and Over by Highest Grade Completed in the National Capital Region,
by Income Stratum and Urban-Rural Residence: 2002
Highest Grade Completed

Income Stratum
(Percent Distribution)
Both Income Strata Lowest 40% Highest 60%
Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female
PHILIPPINES ('000) 69,479 35,095 34,384 25,255 13,049 12,205 44,225 22,045 22,179
No Grade Completed 7.8 8.0 7.7 12.3 12.3 12.3 5.3 5.4 5.2
Pre-school (Prep/kinder/nursery) 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.2
Elementary Undergraduate 26.2 27.4 25.1 37.0 38.7 35.3 20.1 20.6 19.5
Elementary Graduate 14.1 13.8 14.5 17.8 17.4 18.2 12.0 11.6 12.4
High School Undergraduate 14.9 15.3 14.5 14.8 14.5 15.1 15.0 15.8 14.1
High School Graduate 15.5 15.8 15.1 10.6 10.3 11.0 18.3 19.1 17.4
Post Secondary 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.7 1.4
College Undergraduate 9.7 9.6 9.8 3.7 3.2 4.2 13.1 13.4 12.9
College Graduate 8.1 6.4 9.9 1.1 0.9 1.4 12.1 9.6 14.5
Post Graduate 0.2 0.1 0.2  -  -  - 0.2 0.2  0.3
Urban ('000) 33,921 16,807 17,113 5,663 2,877 2,787 28,258 13,931 14,327
No Grade Completed 5.6 5.8 5.4 10.3 10.7 9.9 4.7 4.8 4.6
Pre-school Prep/kinder/nursery) 2.6 2.8 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.3
Elementary Undergraduate 20.2 20.6 19.8 32.0 33.0 31.0 17.8 18.0 17.7
Elementary Graduate 11.3 10.8 11.8 16.6 16.0 17.2 10.3 9.7 10.8
High School Undergraduate 14.7 15.6 13.9 17.1 17.3 16.8 14.3 15.2 13.3
High School Graduate 18.6 19.2 17.9 13.4 13.4 13.3 19.6 20.4 18.8
Post Secondary 1.4 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
College Undergraduate 13.1 13.4 12.8 5.4 4.8 6.0 14.7 15.2 14.1
College Graduate 12.2 10.1 14.2 1.9 1.5 2.2 14.3 11.9 16.6
Post Graduate 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3
Rural ('000) 35,558 18,287 17,271 19,591 10,173 9,419 15,967 8,115 7,852
No Grade Completed 9.9 9.9 10.0 12.8 12.7 13.0 6.4 6.4 6.4
Pre-school (Prep/kinder/nursery) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1
Elementary Undergraduate 32.0 33.6 30.3 38.5 40.3 36.5 24.0 25.2 22.8
Elementary Graduate 16.8 16.5 17.1 18.1 17.8 18.4 15.1 14.9 15.4
High School Undergraduate 15.1 15.1 15.1 14.1 13.7 14.6 16.2 16.8 15.6
High School Graduate 12.5 12.7 12.3 9.8 9.4 10.3 15.9 16.9 14.8
Post Secondary 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.6 1.8 1.4
College Undergraduate 6.4 6.1 6.8 3.2 2.7 3.7 10.4 10.3 10.6
College Graduate 4.2 2.9 5.5 0.9 0.7 1.1 8.2 5.7 10.8
Post Graduate 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2
National Capital Region ('000) 9,418 4,578 4,840 344 158 186 9,073 4,420 4,654
No Grade Completed 4.2 4.4 4.1 9.6 10.0 9.2 4.0 4.2 3.9
Pre-school (Prep/kinder/nursery) 2.9 3.3 2.5 2.7 3.4 2.1 2.9 3.3 2.6
Elementary Undergraduate 15.5 14.7 16.2 26.6 27.9 25.4 15.1 14.2 15.9
Elementary Graduate 9.1 8.4 9.8 15.7 12.8 18.3 8.8 8.2 9.4
High School Undergraduate 13.5 14.8 12.2 18.6 19.7 17.7 13.3 14.7 11.9
High School Graduate 23.4 24.1 22.8 17.5 19.6 15.7 23.6 24.3 23.1
Post Secondary 1.4 1.5 1.4 0.1 - 0.1 1.5 1.6 1.4
College Undergraduate 15.2 15.9 14.6 5.9 4.7 6.9 15.6 16.3 14.9
College Graduate 14.5 12.7 16.2 3.4 1.8 4.7 14.9 13.1 16.7
Post Graduate 0.2 0.2 0.3 - - - 0.3 0.2 0.3
Source: National Statistics Office, 2002 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS)