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
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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

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