A total of 8,856 establishments providing private education services nationwide were reported in the 2002 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), around 6,796 establishments (76.7%) had an average total employment (ATE) of less than 20. The remaining 2,060 or 23.3 percent had an average total employment of 20 and over.

Majority of these establishments (46.8%) were private elementary schools (PSIC M811); followed by private secondary education establishments (M812) with 18.7 percent; private technical and vocational post-secondary schools offering non-degree education (M813), 14.6 percent; private higher education establishments (M814), 12.7 percent; and private adult and other education establishments (M815) with only 7.1 percent of the total count. See Figure 1 for the distribution of establishments by average total employment and by industry group.

A total of 9,111 establishments providing private education services nationwide were reported in the 2000 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI), around 75.8 percent (6,911 establishments) had an average total employment (ATE) of less than 20. The remaining 2,200 or 24.2 percent had an average total employment of 20 and over. See Table 1 for the Summary statistics for all private education establishments.