Outline of Presentation
I. Country Profile
II. Overview of the Philippine Educational
System
III. Sector Performance
IV. Current Initiatives
V. Emerging Challenges and Future
Prospects
I. Country Profile
QUICK GLANCE:
Official Name
Location
: Republic of the Philippines
: Southeastern Asia, archipelago
between the Philippine Sea and
South China Sea, east of Vietnam
: 7,107
: Manila
: Tropical Marine/Monsoon
: 88.5 Million
Islands
Capital
Climate
Population
Literacy : 92.6%
Basic Ed Cycle
: 10 years
Sch.Participation : 85% (2007-2008)
Medium of Inst. : English except for Filipino Subject
I. Country Profile
II. Overview of Philippine Educational System
Mandate

1987
1994


2001

1987 Philippine Constitution


DECS is the principal government agency responsible for
education and manpower development.
“The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens
to quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate
steps to make such education accessible to all." (Art. XIV,
Sec. 1)
II. Overview of Philippine Educational System
Mandate
1987

1994

2001

Tri-focalization of Education Management

RA 7722 and RA 7796 created:
 DECS for basic education
 CHED for higher education
 TESDA for post-secondary, middle-level manpower
training and development
DECS
II. Overview of Philippine Educational System
Mandate
1987

1994

2001

“Governance of Basic Education Act of
2001”

RA 9155:
 Formally renamed DECS as the Department of
Education and transferred “culture” and “sports” to the
National Commission for the Culture and the Arts and the
Philippine Sports Commission
DECS
II. Overview of Philippine Educational System
Structure of the Formal Public Educational System
Age
3
4
5
Grade/
Year
Level
6
7
8 9 10 11
1
2
3 4
5 6
12 13 14 15
ELEMENTARY
SECONDARY
SCHOOL
(Compulsory)
(Optional)
General
Secondary
School
Vocational
Secondary
School
Special
Schools
Non-Formal Education
15-24 – Out of School Youth`
Level
25 above-Adults
20, 21 AND ABOVE
I II III IV
PRE –
AGE
16 17 18 19
LEVEL
Basic Literacy
Elementary Level
Secondary Level
TERTIARY
General, Humanities,
Educ/Teacher Trng,
Social/Beh. Sci.
Business Ad.,
Natural Science
Mathematics
Trades, Crafts
Home Econ.
Service Traders
Mass Com, Other Dis.,
Fine Arts, Architectural,
Religious/Theology,
Law & Jurisprudence,
Medical, Engineering,
Veterinary, Medicine
Post Secondary
2-3 Yr. Technical or
Technician
GRADUATE
POST
GRADUATE
Masteral
Courses
Doctoral
Courses
Vision: Functionally Literate Filipinos
Teacher Development
and Supply
Teachers
• ICT in Education
• Partnerships with Private
Sector/Industry
• Increase spending
for Basic Education
• SBM
• Critical
learning
resources
• Pre-school
• Feeding
B A S I C
Elementary
ECE
Grade 1
Readiness
Test
• Training
• Certification
Program
• RBEC
• Tech Voc
• Food for
• English,
school
Science, Math
• Every Child a
• NAT
Reader
• NCAE
• Multi-Grade
• A&E
• Teachers
benefits and
Welfare
• Distance and
alternative
learning
• Hiring and
deployment
E D U C AT I O N
High School
Public Schools
Private Schools
Drop-outs
DSWD
DOH
LGUs
CHED
Special Education
College/
University
?
NCAE +
Technical
Vocational
Counselling
TESDA
Labor Force
Alternative Learning
Accreditation & Equivalency
Basic Education Framework
INDUSTRY
III. Sector Performance
Coverage:
88% of the total enrolment are
in Public Schools
Central Office
Regional Office
17.4M
=1
= 16 + 1 ARMM
Schools Division Offices
= 195
Enrolment
62%
Public Elem. Schools
= 37,807
+ 12,304,207
5%
Private Elem. Schools
= 6,664
+
1,092,781
26%
Public High Schools
= 5,110
+
5,126,459
7%
Private High Schools
= 4,392
+
1,332,846
=
19,856,293
=
*Public Enrolment does not include SUCs data (Source: BEIS-SSM)
53,973
III. Sector Performance
Key Performance Indicators, Public & Private, in %
Actual
Indicator
Level
SY
05-06
SY
06-07
SY
09-10
58.6
70.0
73.4
75.3
77.0
79.0
67.3
77.3
79.9
80.5
81.0
Elem.
68.1
71.7
73.1
75.0
77.0
Sec.
61.7
72.1
75.4
76.0
76.3
Elem.
Sec.
7.3
12.5
6.4
8.6
6.0
7.5
5.0
6.0
4.0
5.5
83.2
Sec.
58.5
Cohort Survival Elem.
Rate
Sec.
Dropout Rate
SY
08-09
90.0
84.4
Completion
Rate
SY
07-08
84.8 85.21/
61.9 63.61/
Elem.
Participation
Rate
Targets
SY 2008-2009 Participation Rate is based on preliminary enrolment report
70.0
III. Sector Performance
Increase funding in basic education
30.00%
25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
2001-2003
2004-2006
FY 2007
FY 2008
FY 2009
% Increase of
Nat'l Budget (PB)
26.24%
19.22%
18.06%
8.94%
15.32%
% Increase of
DepED Budget (PB)
12.46%
13.85%
12.97%
8.68%
12.53%
N.B. The FY 2009 data refers to NEP level.
III. Sector Performance
Increase funding in basic education
30.00%
25.00%
Ave. share of educ. budget in developing countries is 20%, per WB report
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
6% International Standard
5.00%
0.00%
Ave. % share of Nat'l Budget
% Share Nat'l Budget
(Net of Debt Service)
2001-2003
2004-2006
FY 2007
FY 2008
FY 2009
13.50%
12.90%
12.19%
12.16%
11.87%
17.22%
16.03%
15.10%
Average Share of Education Budget Per
2.53%
2.12%
Ave. % of GDP
EDCOM
Report of 1991
1960’s : 29% 1970’s : 11%
1980’s : 13% 1990’s : 13%
2.07%
III. Sector Performance
Grade 6 National Achievement Test, in MPS
SY 200506
% Improve% ImproveSY 2006- ment fr. SY 2007- ment fr.
Previous
Previous
07
08
SY
SY
English, Science & Math
51
58
12%
61
6%
Overall
55
60
10%
65
8%
MPS-Mean Percentage Score
III. Sector Performance
Improved proficiency level of
those in school
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Low Mastery
Average
Mastery
Moving
Towards
Mastery
Closely
Approximating
Mastery
Mastered
SY 06-07
8.18
49.17
38.72
3.92
0
SY 07-08
3.67
41.7
49.08
5.53
0.01
IV. Current Initiatives
Global Commitment
1. Philippines is committed to achieve the Millennium
Development Goal 2 of achieving universal
participation in primary level
2. Philippines is likewise committed to uphold Rights of
Children based on the principles of the Convention on
the Rights of the Child (CRC)
IV. Current Initiatives
Regional Cooperation
3. Philippines is hosting 3 strategic Regional Centers as
part of the effort to promote greater ASEAN regional
education collaboration
IV. Current Initiatives
4. Philippines is supporting the proposed
establishment of 3 new SEAMEO Regional
Centers in Indonesia:
a.
b.
c.
SEAMEO Regional Center for Language (SEAMEO RECFOL)
SEAMEO Regional Center for Mathematics (SEAMEO RECFOM)
SEAMEO Regional Center for Science (SEAMEO RECFOS)
5. Philippines is actively participating in the
Exchange Students Program being coordinated
by various regional organization
IV. Current Initiatives
Broadening Opportunities for Regional
Cooperation
6. Philippines has been sending Filipino Teachers and Educators to
participate in the various training programs being offered by
other SEAMEO Regional Centers, ASEAN and APEC EdNET.
7. Top Filipino education professionals currently working with
SEAMEO and other regional organizations particularly in
crafting/designing regional programs and projects.
8. Filipino Teachers are being recruited to teach English language in
several countries of Asia
IV. Current Initiatives
Country Strategy
9. DepED as the principal agency for basic education
has instituted reforms under the Basic Education
Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA) since the adoption
of the Philippine Education for All 2015 (EFA 2015)
Plan of Action.
10. The Philippines Basic Education Curriculum offers
Asian Civilization, Culture and Tradition subject in
Social Studies in both Elementary and Secondary.
IV. Current Initiatives
Country Strategy
11. In 2004, DepED started to offer Arabic Language and
Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) subject for Muslim
Students in the Public Schools
12. Under the Philippine Education For All 2015 Plan of
Action, the country would soon adopt 12 years of basic
education to make its educational system comparable
with other ASEAN countries and to the rest of the world
V. Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects
Emerging Challenges

Need to substantially increase
participation of all school-aged children
 Development of a common educational
framework for ASEAN Region

Need to substantially address language
barriers to achieve ASEAN students
global competitiveness
V. Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects
Emerging Challenges
 Need to accelerate the effort of laying down
the ground towards ASEAN Education
Integration in terms of curriculum standards,
quality assurance and assessment,
monitoring and evaluation

Need to accelerate initiatives on the use of
ICT in promoting Regional Education
Cooperation