4.6.1 Dropout Rate for Secondary in Junior High (Public)

BAGUIO DATA SOURCE: Department of Education (DEP-ED)

Definition:
Dropout Rate is the proportion of pupils/students who leave school during the year as well as those who complete the grade/year level but fail to enroll in the next grade/year level the following school year to the total number of pupils/students enrolled during the previous school year. Percentage of population aged 10 years old and over who are (a) basically literate (read and write) and (b) functionally literate (read, write and compute). Functional Literacy is a significantly higher level of literacy which includes not only reading and writing but also numeracy skills (FLEMMS).

Source:
https://psa.gov.ph/content/functional-literacy-education-and-mass-media-survey-flemms
http://psa.gov.ph/people/education-mass-media

Computation:
Dropout Rate = Total Dropout of Current Year / Total Enrollment of Previous Year * 100

4.6.1 Dropout Rate for Secondary in Junior High (Public) in the Sustainable Development Goals

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Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development. Major progress has been made towards increasing access to education at all levels and increasing enrolment rates in schools particularly for women and girls. Basic literacy skills have improved tremendously, yet bolder efforts are needed to make even greater strides for achieving universal education goals. For example, the world has achieved equality in primary education between girls and boys, but few countries have achieved that target at all levels of education.

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