TABLE 4 Employed Persons by Highest Grade Completed, by Region and Sex: January 2006
(In thousands. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.)
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| | Highest Grade Completed
| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Region and Sex | | | Elementary | High School | College
| | 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
Male 19,854 395 3,734 3,567 2,849 4,965 2,382 1,963
Female 12,177 234 1,688 1,977 1,436 2,845 1,494 2,503
National Capital Region
Both Sexes 3,875 5 132 320 357 1,381 718 962
Male 2,201 3 82 178 214 834 432 458
Female 1,674 3 50 142 142 547 286 504
Cordillera Administrative Region
Both Sexes 601 25 107 83 89 116 79 102
Male 350 11 68 49 57 72 47 45
Female 251 14 38 34 32 44 32 57
I - Ilocos Region
Both Sexes 1,693 10 159 313 189 581 212 229
Male 1,133 6 109 208 140 425 138 107
Female 560 4 51 105 50 156 73 121
II - Cagayan Valley
Both Sexes 1,292 11 234 298 188 270 143 147
Male 839 6 161 195 130 179 98 70
Female 453 5 73 103 57 91 45 77
III - Central Luzon
Both Sexes 3,264 14 306 674 393 1,033 340 504
Male 2,106 9 210 458 285 709 211 225
Female 1,157 6 96 217 108 324 128 279
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(Table 4 - Continued)
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| | Highest Grade Completed
| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | | Elementary | High School | College
| | No |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------
Region and Sex | Total | Grade | Under-| | Under-| | Under-|
| | Completed | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate
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IV-A CALABARZON
Both Sexes 3,992 19 425 649 466 1,221 607 605
Male 2,344 12 287 408 310 737 356 235
Female 1,649 7 138 242 156 485 251 370
IV-B MIMAROPA
Both Sexes 1,034 34 217 253 141 193 112 83
Male 652 20 144 160 94 125 73 36
Female 382 14 73 93 47 68 39 48
V - Bicol Region
Both Sexes 1,871 21 310 518 267 390 155 210
Male 1,188 15 216 336 187 249 97 88
Female 683 6 94 182 80 141 59 122
VI - Western Visayas
Both Sexes 2,675 39 613 425 357 639 287 316
Male 1,626 21 423 253 234 399 162 133
Female 1,049 18 190 172 123 239 125 183
VII - Central Visayas
Both Sexes 2,414 39 631 408 337 434 273 292
Male 1,428 25 416 240 203 251 164 129
Female 986 14 215 168 134 182 109 163
VIII - Eastern Visayas
Both Sexes 1,521 37 484 293 226 201 120 160
Male 957 27 336 191 140 124 75 64
Female 563 10 148 102 86 76 45 96
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(Table 4 - Concluded)
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| | Highest Grade Completed
| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | | Elementary | High School | College
| | No |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------
Region and Sex | Total | Grade | Under-| | Under-| | Under-|
| | Completed | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate
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IX - Zamboanga Peninsula
Both Sexes 1,188 38 347 224 175 145 114 146
Male 773 20 242 148 121 96 78 67
Female 415 17 105 75 54 49 36 79
X - Northern Mindanao
Both Sexes 1,697 21 364 279 313 323 198 199
Male 1,004 12 238 174 191 185 119 85
Female 693 8 126 105 122 138 79 114
XI - Davao Region
Both Sexes 1,593 57 341 261 247 315 173 198
Male 1,011 32 245 183 163 198 103 86
Female 582 26 95 79 84 116 70 112
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN
Both Sexes 1,424 66 283 232 246 293 163 142
Male 927 33 210 164 172 187 105 57
Female 497 33 73 68 74 106 58 84
Caraga
Both Sexes 890 12 189 150 170 156 101 110
Male 559 8 136 99 110 98 61 47
Female 331 4 53 52 60 58 40 64
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Both Sexes 1,008 181 280 162 122 121 82 60
Male 758 135 211 124 98 96 63 31
Female 250 46 70 38 24 25 20 29
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Source: National Statistics Office, January 2006 Labor Force Survey
Page last updated: June 5, 2010
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