Philippines

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Source: World Development Indicators 2006

Publications and Reports
Out-of-School Children and Youth in the Philippines: Issues and Opportunities
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The Philippines is one of the most highly educated developing countries.  It has high enrollment rates at all levels of education and it has achieved near universal access to primary education. 

Despite these successes, repetition and drop out in basic education are high at around 7 to 10 percent. Average student achievement has also been disappointing in recent years. In spite of a high economic growth rate, at around 6 percent, 30 percent of the population lives under the national poverty line. Most of the children who do not receive an education are living in poverty and/or hard to reach localities. This further contributes to growing inequalities in the country.

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World Bank Program

Projects

• National Program Support for Basic Education Project. The project seeks to improve the capacity and effectiveness of the Department of Education system through a coherent package of reforms to address issues of equity, quality, governance and financing of basic education. It is anticipated that successful implementation of the reforms will facilitate more equitable opportunities for excluded and disadvantaged groups to access social services and quality learning.

Analytical and Advisory Services

• The World Bank is developing a Public Expenditure Tracking Study (PETS) in the Philippines in support of implementation of the sector reform agenda and to support the decentralization effort.The PETS will specifically monitor the implementation of the School Based Management initiative as it expands through monitoring how funds flow to schools.  It will also analyze patterns of spending that emerge at the school level as decision making is more decentralized, with the aim of identifying patterns of spending that are associated with high performing schools.

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