The document provides an overview of the Philippine educational system, detailing its structure, mandates, and performance. It discusses current initiatives aimed at improving education and highlights emerging challenges such as increasing participation and addressing language barriers for global competitiveness. The document emphasizes the commitment to achieving universal primary education and integrating ASEAN educational frameworks.

2. I. Country Profile
II. Overview of the Philippine Educational
System
III. Sector Performance
IV. Current Initiatives
V. Emerging Challenges and Future
Prospects
Outline of Presentation

3. QUICK GLANCE:
Official Name : Republic of the Philippines
Location : Southeastern Asia, archipelago
between the Philippine Sea and
South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Islands : 7,107
Capital : Manila
Climate : Tropical Marine/Monsoon
Population : 88.5 Million
Literacy : 92.6%
Basic Ed Cycle : 10 years
Sch.Participation : 85% (2007-2008)
Medium of Inst. : English except for Filipino Subject
I. Country Profile

4. I. Country Profile

5.  1987
II. Overview of Philippine Educational System
Mandate

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)
1994 2001
 

6. 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
Mandate
1994 2001
 

DECS
1987
II. Overview of Philippine Educational System

7. Mandate
“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
1994 2001

 
DECS
1987
II. Overview of Philippine Educational System

8. Age 3 4 5
Grade/
Year
Level
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 3 4 5 6
16 17 18 19
General
Secondary
School
Vocational
Secondary
School
Special
Schools
General, Humanities,
Educ/Teacher Trng,
Social/Beh. Sci.
Business Ad.,
Natural Science
Mathematics
2-3 Yr. Technical or
Technician
SECONDARY
(Optional)
ELEMENTARY
(Compulsory)
Post Secondary
Non-Formal Education
AGE LEVEL
15-24 – Out of School Youth` Basic Literacy
Level
25 above-Adults Elementary Level
Secondary Level
Mass Com, Other Dis.,
Fine Arts, Architectural,
Religious/Theology,
Law & Jurisprudence,
Medical, Engineering,
Veterinary, Medicine
Trades, Crafts
Home Econ.
Service Traders
Structure of the Formal Public Educational System
PRE –
SCHOOL
I II III IV
TERTIARY
20, 21 AND ABOVE
Masteral
Courses
Doctoral
Courses
POST
GRADUATE
GRADUATE
II. Overview of Philippine Educational System

9. • Pre-school
Vision: Functionally Literate Filipinos
• SBM
Teachers
• Critical
learning
resources
• Hiring and
deployment
• Training
• Certification
Program
• Teachers
benefits and
Welfare
• Feeding
• Food for
school
• Every Child a
Reader
• Multi-Grade
• Distance and
alternative
learning
• RBEC
• Tech Voc
• English,
Science, Math
• NAT
• NCAE
• A & E
B A S I C E D U C A T I O N
Elementary High School
Public Schools
Private Schools
ECE
Grade 1
Readiness
Test
Alternative Learning Accreditation & Equivalency
?
NCAE +
Counselling
CHED
College/
University
TESDA
Technical
Vocational
Labor Force
INDUS
-
TRY
Teacher Development
and Supply
Drop-outs
• ICT in Education
• Partnerships with Private
Sector/Industry
• Increase spending
for Basic Education
• ICT in Education
• Partnerships with Private
Sector/Industry
• Increase spending
for Basic Education
Basic Education Framework
DSWD
DOH
LGUs
Special Education

10. Schools Division Offices
Public Elem. Schools
Private Elem. Schools
Public High Schools
Private High Schools
= 1
= 16 + 1 ARMM
= 37,807
= 6,664
= 5,110
= 4,392
Enrolment
*Public Enrolment does not include SUCs data (Source: BEIS-SSM)
19,856,293
=
= 195
Coverage: 88% of the total enrolment are
in Public Schools
= 53,973
1,332,846
+
5,126,459
+
1,092,781
+
12,304,207
+
Regional Office
Central Office
62%
5%
26%
7%
17.4M
III. Sector Performance

11. SY
05-06
SY
06-07
SY
07-08
SY
08-09
SY
09-10
Elem. 84.4 83.2 84.8 85.2
1/
90.0
Sec. 58.5 58.6 61.9 63.61/
70.0
Elem. 70.0 73.4 75.3 77.0 79.0
Sec. 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. 7.3 6.4 6.0 5.0 4.0
Sec. 12.5 8.6 7.5 6.0 5.5
Participation
Rate
Cohort Survival
Rate
Completion
Rate
Dropout Rate
Indicator Level
Actual Targets
Key Performance Indicators, Public & Private, in %
SY 2008-2009 Participation Rate is based on preliminary enrolment report
III. Sector Performance

12. Increase funding in basic education
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
% 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%
2001-2003 2004-2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
N.B. The FY 2009 data refers to NEP level.
III. Sector Performance

13. Increase funding in basic education
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
Ave. % share of Nat'l Budget 13.50% 12.90% 12.19% 12.16% 11.87%
% Share Nat'l Budget
(Net of Debt Service)
17.22% 16.03% 15.10%
Ave. % of GDP 2.53% 2.12% 2.07%
2001-2003 2004-2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
6%International Standard
Ave. share of educ. budget in developing countries is 20%, per WB report
Average Share of Education Budget Per
EDCOM Report of 1991
1960’s : 29% 1970’s : 11%
1980’s : 13% 1990’s : 13%
III. Sector Performance

14. English, Science & Math 51 58 12% 61 6%
Overall 55 60 10% 65 8%
SY 2005-
06
SY 2006-
07
SY 2007-
08
%Improve-
ment fr.
Previous
SY
%Improve-
ment fr.
Previous
SY
Grade 6 National Achievement Test, in MPS
MPS-Mean Percentage Score
III. Sector Performance

15. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
SY 06-07 8.18 49.17 38.72 3.92
SY 07-08 3.67 41.7 49.08 5.53 0.01
Low Mastery
Average
Mastery
Moving
Towards
Mastery
Closely
Approximating
Mastery
Mastered
0
Improved proficiency level of
those in school
III. Sector Performance

16. IV. Current Initiatives
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)
Global Commitment

17. 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

18. IV. Current Initiatives
4. Philippines is supporting the proposed
establishment of 3 new SEAMEO Regional
Centers in Indonesia:
a. SEAMEO Regional Center for Language (SEAMEO RECFOL)
b. SEAMEO Regional Center for Mathematics (SEAMEO RECFOM)
c. SEAMEO Regional Center for Science (SEAMEO RECFOS)
5. Philippines is actively participating in the
Exchange Students Program being coordinated
by various regional organization

19. IV. Current Initiatives
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
Broadening Opportunities for Regional
Cooperation

20. IV. Current Initiatives
10. The Philippines Basic Education Curriculum offers
Asian Civilization, Culture and Tradition subject in
Social Studies in both Elementary and Secondary.
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.

21. IV. Current Initiatives
11. In 2004, DepED started to offer Arabic Language and
Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) subject for Muslim
Students in the Public Schools
Country Strategy
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

22. V. Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects
 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
Emerging Challenges

23. V. Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects
 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
Emerging Challenges