TABLE 2.  TOTAL AND AVERAGE FAMILY EXPENDITURES FOR EDUCATION, BY REGION: 2000
          (Figures are in thousands except averages)

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                            |          |                      | Allowance for family |                    |   School supplies  | Other educational
     Region         Total   |  Average |    Education Fees    | member studying away |        Books       |                    |     supplies
                            |          |                      |      from home       |                    |                    |
                            |          |   Total      Average |    Total     Average |   Total    Average |   Total    Average |   Total    Average
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Philippines      76,078,087     6,894   53,429,858     5,113    13,990,227    5,853    3,550,077   1,392    4,314,757     399     793,168      540

NCR              22,285,895    13,614   18,823,176    12,474     1,132,936    4,745    1,106,348   1,752      868,562     564     354,873      695
CAR               1,972,134     9,675    1,192,060     6,810       581,922    6,372       91,408   1,698       92,446     467      14,298      605
Region I          3,624,730     6,303    2,004,983     3,770     1,203,809    8,151      157,484   1,193      235,026     413      23,428      295
Region II         2,416,072     6,009    1,327,535     3,378       839,624    5,668       90,377   1,324      139,335     357      19,202      630
Region III        7,392,422     6,981    5,123,310     4,951     1,268,308    6,480      489,847   1,443      442,375     426      68,583      379
Region IV        13,337,800     8,362    9,687,232     6,239     2,206,925    9,238      598,045   1,320      748,871     478      96,728      487
Region V          3,287,127     4,000    1,858,962     2,324       974,711    7,797      133,831   1,272      272,824     335      46,799      542
Region VI         4,697,335     5,288    2,916,498     3,331     1,196,374    5,373      219,594   1,428      320,559     365      44,311      488
Region VII        3,716,542     4,847    2,578,384     3,969       682,862    4,094      182,804   1,152      251,246     336      21,245      357
Region VIII       2,092,834     4,094    1,035,953     2,222       780,639    6,087      111,553   1,547      142,678     282      22,011    1,164
Region IX         1,412,883     3,261      900,298     2,268       356,772    3,841       24,958     650      119,399     277      11,456      431
Region X          1,897,421     4,734    1,202,212     3,104       488,583    3,381       74,221   1,065      118,303     298      14,102      526
Region XI         4,136,167     5,288    2,769,384     3,578       862,935    5,881      172,579   1,112      289,443     374      41,826      530
Region XII        1,708,282     4,498    1,028,279     2,840       506,885    4,258       49,687     871      115,821     307       7,609      276
ARMM                650,574     2,424      261,423     1,088       306,062    3,395       17,725     563       64,119     241       1,246      184
Caraga            1,449,868     4,666      720,168     2,386       600,881    6,418       29,616   1,005       93,751     307       5,451      244

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Source:  2000 Family Income and Expenditures Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines
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