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Education in the Philippines is provided by public and private schools, colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions. Funding for public education comes from the national government.
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Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) | |
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Secretary of Education Chairperson of CHED Director-General of TESDA | Leonor M. Briones Prospero De Vera Guiling A. Mamondiong |
National education budget (2018) | |
Budget | PHP 672.41 billion[1] (DepEd + CHED + TESDA + SUCs) |
General details | |
Primary languages | Filipino English Philippine regional languages |
Literacy (2010[2]) | |
Total | 97.5% |
Male | 97.6% |
Female | 97.4% |
Enrollment (2017-2018[3]) | |
Total | 22.9 million (public schools) + 4.8 million (private schools) |
Primary | 1.8 million (public kindergarten schools) + 13.2 million (public elementary schools) |
Secondary | 6.3 million (public junior high schools) + 1.6 million (public senior high schools) |
Post secondary | 3.6 million |
Attainment (2010[4]) | |
Secondary diploma | 19.1% |
Post-secondary diploma | 12.8%1 |
1 Figures include post-baccalaureate data. |
At the basic education level, the Department of Education (DepEd) sets overall educational standards and mandates standardized tests for the K–12 basic education system, although private schools are generally free to determine their own curriculum in accordance with existing laws and Department regulations.
On the other hand, at the higher education level, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) supervises and regulates colleges and universities, while the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for technical and vocational institutions regulates and accredits technical and vocational education programs and institutions.
For the academic year 2017–2018, about 83% of K–12 students attended public schools and about 17% either attended private schools or were home-schooled.
By law, education is compulsory for thirteen years (kindergarten and grades 1–12). These are grouped into three levels: elementary school (kindergarten–grade 6), junior high school (grades 7–10), and senior high school (grades 11–12); they may also be grouped into four key stages: 1st key stage (kindergarten–grade 3), 2nd key stage (grades 4–6), 3rd key stage (grades 7–10) and 4th key stage (grades 11–12). Children enter kindergarten at age 5.
Institutions of higher education may be classified as either public or private college or university, and public institutions of higher education may further be subdivided into two types: state universities and colleges and local colleges and universities.