TABLE 3   Employed Persons by Highest Grade Completed, by Sex and Age Group: January 2006
         (In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)

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                         |       |                           Highest Grade Completed
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                         |       |           |     Elementary      |     High School     |       College
Region and Sex           |       |        No |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------
                         | Total |     Grade |    Under-|          |    Under-|          |    Under-|
                         |       | Completed | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate
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Philippines

Both Sexes                32,031         629      5,422      5,544      4,285      7,810      3,876      4,466

15 - 24                    6,264          59        898        856      1,310      1,875        713        552
25 - 34                    8,563         103        997      1,103      1,048      2,361      1,335      1,616
35 - 44                    7,607         118      1,107      1,305        937      1,989      1,011      1,138
45 - 54                    5,433         137      1,031      1,228        631      1,093        571        742
55 - 64                    2,851         105        822        722        264        385        201        351
65 and over                1,313         107        565        329         95        105         45         67
Not reported                   1          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

         M a l e          19,854         395      3,734      3,567      2,849      4,965      2,382      1,963

15 - 24                    3,979          43        730        636        919      1,080        382        188
25 - 34                    5,505          69        758        795        738      1,577        845        724
35 - 44                    4,679          74        764        820        585      1,278        640        519
45 - 54                    3,244          86        652        717        385        708        351        344
55 - 64                    1,669          64        496        411        158        256        132        152
65 and over                  777          59        333        189         63         66         32         36
Not reported                   1          -          -          -          -          -          -          -

        F e m a l e       12,177         234      1,688      1,977      1,436      2,845      1,494      2,503

15 - 24                    2,285          15        168        220        391        795        331        364
25 - 34                    3,058          34        239        309        310        785        490        892
35 - 44                    2,928          44        344        486        352        711        371        619
45 - 54                    2,189          51        379        511        246        385        220        398
55 - 64                    1,182          41        326        311        106        129         69        199
65 and over                  536          48        232        140         32         40         13         31
Not reported                  -           -          -          -          -          -          -          -

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Source:  National Statistics Office, January 2006 Labor Force Survey

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