The document discusses education spending in the Philippines compared to international benchmarks. It notes that the Delors Commission recommended spending 6% of GDP on education for developing countries. However, the Philippines has consistently spent below this amount, with the gap being used instead for debt servicing. It proposes automatically appropriating 6% of GDP for education through legislation to address underfunding of the sector.

1. The Neglected Generation The Delors Standard, Education Spending, and Debt Servicing Youth Against Debt (YAD)

4. Education Spending of Various Countries (2002, UNESCO)

5. Education Spending of Various Countries (2002, UNESCO)

6. Education Spending as %age of GNP

8. Scatter Diagram of 83 Countries Philippines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Denmark Chad Kenya

10. Education Spending vs. Delors Required Education Spending (in billions)

11. Years and Admin. Ramos Estrada Arroyo 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 in billion pesos 6% of GNP 135.7 151.4 168.9 188.2 209.8 232.6 253.4 277.9 314.9 353.1 394.2 436.5 Education Spending 74.7 95.0 106.9 110.6 116.8 121.5 125.4 129.0 128.8 131.2 144.2 164.1 Delors Gap 61.0 56.4 62.1 77.6 93.0 111.1 128.0 148.9 186.1 221.9 250.0 272.4 Delors Gap Total 1,668.5 in percentage Education Spending as % of GNP 3.30 3.76 3.80 3.53 3.34 3.13 2.97 2.79 2.45 2.23 2.20 2.26

13. Education vs. Interest Payments

14. Delors Gap vs. Interest Payments (in billions)

15. Neglecting Education

16. Suffer the Future Debt per capita vs. Health, Education per capita

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