There were more women enrollees than men, who were at 1.87 million. In school year 2021-2022, more than 2.57 million women were enrolled in tertiary education, according to the Commission on Higher Education. The PSA defines completion rate as “the percentage of first grade/year entrants in a level of education who complete or finish the level in accordance with the required number of years of study.”Ģ,572,523 women enrolled in tertiary education Compared to secondary level, boys also had a higher elementary completion rate at 80.5%. The elementary level completion rate (Grade 1 to Grade 6) for girls was higher – at 84.7%. Filipino boys had a completion rate in this level of 64.2%. It came second among countries in the East Asia and the Pacific region behind New Zealand, making it the leading country in Asia for gender parity.ħ4.6% completion rate of filipino girls in secondary education (2021)Īccording to the Department of Education, the completion rate of Filipino girls in the secondary level (Grade 7 to Grade 12) was at 74.6% in school year 2020-2021. The score is based on several factors where the country was scored such as women’s economic participation, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment.įrom 2021, the Philippines dropped two places from 17th to 19th in the ranking of 146 countries. In the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report for 2022, the Philippines scored 0.783 out of 1, where 1 represents optimal gender parity. The latest figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) projected that there would be 55,922,510 women in the country by 2023, compared to 56,970,271 men.Ġ.783 out of 1 the philippines’ score in gender parity Some figures were not as of 2022, but were the latest available.ĥ5,922,510 2023 projected population of women in the philippines (2019) Here are some things to know about the state of Filipino women, according to the Philippine Commission on Women’s (PCW) Estado ni Juana (The state of Juana) report as of December 31, 2022.
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