5 Questions
What percentage of learning poverty is observed in the Philippines according to the latest data available?
92.1
What is the average number of learning-adjusted years of schooling in the Philippines?
7.5
What is the name of the assessment administered by the Philippines at the end of primary school?
National Large-Scale Assessment (NLSA)
What is the percentage of schooling deprivation in the Philippines?
5.1
Which international assessments has the Philippines participated in recently?
TIMSS (2003, 2019), PISA (2018), and SEA-PLM (2019)
Study Notes
Philippines' Learning Poverty Brief
- Philippines' Learning Poverty is 90.9%, which is 29.5% below the average for lower middle-income countries and below the average for the East Asia and Pacific region.
Gender Gap in Learning Poverty
- In Philippines, Learning Poverty is higher for boys (92.1%) than for girls (89.7%).
- The share of out-of-school children is higher for boys (5.1%) than for girls (4.8%).
- Boys are less likely to achieve minimum proficiency at the end of primary school (91.7%) than girls (89.2%).
Primary Education Expenditure
- Primary education expenditure per child of primary school age in Philippines is USD 569 (PPP), which is 83.5% below the average for lower middle-income countries.
Data and Data Gaps on Learning and Schooling in Philippines
- Philippines administers a National Large-Scale Assessment (NLSA) at the end of primary school, which may be used to monitor Learning Poverty in the future.
- The country has participated in various cross-national learning assessments, including TIMSS (2003, 2019), PISA (2018), and SEA-PLM (2019).
Quiz on education statistics for lower middle income countries, focusing on out-of-school children and proficiency rates between boys and girls.
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