TABLE 4  Number and Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Highest Grade Completed, by Region and Sex: April 2009
        (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

Philippines                         34,997         656      5,411      5,609      4,789      8,826      4,672      5,034
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0 
 Male                                 61.3        60.4       70.0       63.4       64.8       62.5       60.6       44.7
 Female                               38.7        39.6       30.0       36.6       35.2       37.5       39.4       55.3

National Capital Region              4,043           6        126        280        390      1,361        850      1,031
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0  
 Male                                 56.8        33.3       63.8       56.4       62.2       61.3       59.6       45.9
 Female                               43.2        66.7       36.2       43.6       37.8       38.7       40.4       54.1

Cordillera Administrative Region       685          16        111         92        110        142         96        118
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0 
 Male                                 58.2        50.0       66.7       62.0       61.3       60.6       58.3       42.4
 Female                               41.8        50.0       33.3       38.0       38.7       39.4       41.7       57.6

I - Ilocos Region                    1,858          12        127        325        200        682        247        266
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0   
 Male                                 64.5        66.7       67.2       65.2       67.3       69.1       65.4       47.4
 Female                               35.5        33.3       32.8       34.8       32.7       30.9       34.6       52.6

II - Cagayan Valley                  1,447          11        239        308        225        323        164        177
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0 
 Male                                 63.6        69.1       69.5       60.3       65.1       68.7       66.7       47.1
 Female                               36.4        30.9       30.5       39.7       34.9       31.3       33.3       52.9

III - Central Luzon                  3,570          11        280        692        429      1,218        454        486
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0  
 Male                                 63.6        63.6       73.5       67.5       67.9       66.6       60.1       44.0
 Female                               36.4        36.4       26.5       32.5       32.1       33.4       39.9       56.0

IVA - CALABARZON                     4,253          12        361        648        487      1,353        697        696
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0	
 Male                                 58.2        36.8       68.5       61.1       65.6       59.0       61.3       40.9
 Female                               41.8        63.2       31.5       38.9       34.4       41.0       38.7       59.1

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(Table 4 - Continued) 

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                                   |       |                           Highest Grade Completed
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                                   |       |           |     Elementary      |     High School     |       College
                                   |       |        No |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------
Sex and Age Group                  | Total |     Grade |    Under-|          |    Under-|          |    Under-|
                                   |       | Completed | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate
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IVB - MIMAROPA                       1,193          40        247        245        190        232        134        105
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0  
 Male                                 60.2        60.0       66.9       59.5       60.6       60.5       61.2       43.4
 Female                               39.8        40.0       33.1       40.5       39.4       39.5       38.8       56.6

V - Bicol Region                     2,042          13        307        534        317        446        213        212
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0  
 Male                                 63.2        74.4       70.8       64.4       67.4       64.5       59.9       42.5
 Female                               36.8        25.6       29.2       35.6       32.6       35.5       40.1       57.5

VI - Western Visayas                 2,911          50        572        440        412        718        314        404
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0  
 Male                                 60.7        58.0       69.8       64.8       65.2       61.6       56.0       41.1
 Female                               39.3        42.0       30.2       35.2       34.8       38.4       44.0       58.9

VII - Central Visayas                2,639          41        646        408        390        465        322        366
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0  
 Male                                 58.5        61.0       64.5       57.9       63.5       54.0       58.9       48.6
 Female                               41.5        39.0       35.5       42.2       36.5       46.0       41.1       51.4

VIII - Eastern Visayas               1,710          27        460        298        259        272        179        215
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0  
 Male                                 61.6        70.4       71.7       60.6       62.9       60.7       58.6       42.3
 Female                               38.4        29.6       28.3       39.4       37.1       39.3       41.4       57.7

IX - Zamboanga Peninsula             1,380          44        357        261        209        205        151        154
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0   
 Male                                 63.3        53.1       70.7       65.2       64.5       61.5       62.2       48.0
 Female                               36.7        46.9       29.3       34.8       35.5       38.5       37.8       52.0

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(Table 4 - Concluded) 

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                                   |       |                           Highest Grade Completed
                                   |       |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   |       |           |     Elementary      |     High School     |       College
                                   |       |        No |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------
Sex and Age Group                  | Total |     Grade |    Under-|          |    Under-|          |    Under-|
                                   |       | Completed | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate | Graduate
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X - Northern Mindanao                1,821          17        371        266        292        390        238        246
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0   
 Male                                 58.8        47.1       67.8       58.0       58.3       59.2       60.4       45.1
 Female                               41.2        52.9       32.2       42.0       41.7       40.8       39.6       54.9

XI - Davao Region                    1,708          43        364        255        293        333        223        197
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0	 
 Male                                 64.7        55.8       73.2       68.8       66.7       61.9       64.0       48.7
 Female                               35.3        44.2       26.8       31.2       33.3       38.1       36.0       51.3

XII - SOCCSKSARGEN                   1,611          88        327        225        261        339        199        172
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0  
 Male                                 64.2        50.0       74.6       69.9       66.1       64.6       60.9       44.8
 Female                               35.8        50.0       25.4       30.1       33.9       35.4       39.1       55.2

Caraga                                 996          12        221        150        169        201        130        114
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0  
 Male                                 62.8        58.3       74.5       65.9       61.9       60.9       58.0       46.5
 Female                               37.2        41.7       25.5       34.1       38.1       39.1       42.0       53.5

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 1,130         214        295        182        156        146         62         75
Number (in thousands)

Total                                100.0       100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0  
 Male                                 70.8        68.2       75.0       73.5       75.0       70.3       67.7       50.7
 Female                               29.2        31.8       25.0       26.5       25.0       29.7       32.3       49.3

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Source:  National Statistics Office, April 2009 Labor Force Survey

Page last updated:  June 29, 2010
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