| Table 12. Population 6 to 24 Years Old who were Attending School by Grade/Level Currently Attending, | |||||||||
| by Income Stratum and Urban-Rural Residence in the National Capital Region: 2002 | |||||||||
| Current Grade Attending | 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) | 22,751 | 11,455 | 11,295 | 8,181 | 4,115 | 4,067 | 14,569 | 7,341 | 7,228 |
| Pre-school (Prep/kinder/nursery) | 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Grade I to III | 29.2 | 30.1 | 28.2 | 37.1 | 38.5 | 35.7 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 24.0 |
| Grade IV | 9 | 8.9 | 9 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Grade V | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Grade VI/VII | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| HighSchool (Year 1 to 4) | 29.2 | 29.1 | 29.2 | 26.9 | 26.1 | 27.8 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 30.0 |
| Post Secondary | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| College (Year 1or Higher) | 13.9 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 19.0 | 18.1 | 19.9 |
| Post Graduate | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Urban ('000) | 10,892 | 5,508 | 5,383 | 1,808 | 910 | 899 | 9,083 | 4,599 | 4,484 |
| Pre-school (Prep/kinder/nursery) | 3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| Grade I to III | 26.1 | 27.1 | 25.1 | 35.5 | 36.6 | 34.3 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 23.2 |
| Grade IV | 8.4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 8 | 8 |
| Grade V | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Grade VI/VII | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| HighSchool (Year 1 to 4) | 29.3 | 29.5 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 29.2 |
| Post Secondary | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| College (Year 1or Higher) | 18.2 | 17.4 | 19.1 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 20.6 | 19.8 | 21.5 |
| Post Graduate | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | - | - | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Rural ('000) | 11,859 | 5,947 | 5,912 | 6,373 | 3,205 | 3,168 | 5,486 | 2,742 | 2,744 |
| Pre-school (Prep/kinder/nursery) | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Grade I to III | 32.0 | 32.8 | 31.1 | 37.6 | 39.1 | 36.1 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.3 |
| Grade IV | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 |
| Grade V | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Grade VI/VII | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
| HighSchool (Year 1 to 4) | 29.0 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 31.3 |
| Post Secondary | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| College (Year 1or Higher) | 9.9 | 9.0 | 10.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 17.3 |
| Post Graduate | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| National Capital Region ('000) | 2,792 | 1,377 | 1,416 | 92 | 45 | 47 | 2,700 | 1,331 | 1,369 |
| Pre-school (Prep/kinder/nursery) | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
| Grade I to III | 25.5 | 26.1 | 24.9 | 39.6 | 40.8 | 38.5 | 25.0 | 25.6 | 24.5 |
| Grade IV | 8.2 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 9.0 |
| Grade V | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| Grade VI/VII | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 |
| HighSchool (Year 1 to 4) | 27.9 | 29.6 | 26.3 | 24.0 | 21.9 | 26.1 | 28.0 | 29.8 | 26.3 |
| Post Secondary | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | - | - | - | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| College (Year 1or Higher) | 21.2 | 19.9 | 22.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 23.1 |
| Post Graduate | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Note: "-" denotes zero count or less than 0.05 percent | |||||||||
| Source: National Statistics Office, 2002 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) | |||||||||