NSCB - Philippine Millennium Development Goals Indicators

Goal 3 : PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN

RATIO OF GIRLS TO BOYS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION

	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Primary	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.01	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.99	0.98	0.99	0.98	0.98
Source: Department of Education (DepEd) for data on primary and secondary education and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for tertiary education data.

RATIO OF GIRLS TO BOYS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Secondary	1.1	1.0	1.1	1.07	1.08	1.08	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.09	1.09	1.09	1.09	1.08
Source: Department of Education (DepEd) for data on primary and secondary education and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for tertiary education data.

RATIO OF GIRLS TO BOYS IN TERTIARY EDUCATION

	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Tertiary	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2
Source: Department of Education (DepEd) for data on primary and secondary education and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for tertiary education data.

RATIO OF LITERATE FEMALES TO MALES OF 15-24 YEARS OLD

	1990	1994	2000	2003
Ratio	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.02
Source: National Statistics Office - 1990 data: Census of Population and Housing; 1994 data: Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS)

SHARE OF WOMEN IN WAGE EMPLOYMENT IN THE NON-AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
40.6	40.4	40.2	40.3	40.1	40.0	39.0	39.7	41.0	41.3	41.1	41.0	42.1	41.2	40.4	41.9	41.8
Source: National Statistics Office - Labor Force Survey

PROPORTION OF SEATS HELD BY WOMEN IN NATIONAL PARLIAMENT (%)
(Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines)

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total			11.3			10.7			12.3			17.3			17.6
Senate	8.7	8.7	16.7	17.4	17.4	16.7	16.7	16.7	13.0	13.6	13.6	12.5	13.0	13.6	16.7
House of Representatives			10.7			10.0			12.3			17.8	17.8	17.8	17.7
Source: Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines


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