By the early 21st century the Philippines had one of the highest literacy rates in Asia.Land and Climate Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Ted Spiegel—Rapho/Photo ResearchersTed Spiegel—Rapho/Photo Researchers The Philippines is an archipelago, or chain of islands. ...
Literacy rate:96.3% (2019) Economic summary:GDP/PPP(2020 est.): $871.56 billion; per capita $8,000.Real growth rate:6.04%.Inflation:2.4%.Unemployment:5.11%.Arable land:18.2%.Agriculture:sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish.Labor...
Literacy rate: 96.3% (2019) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2020 est.): $871.56 billion; per capita $8,000. Real growth rate: 6.04%. Inflation: 2.4%. Unemployment: 5.11%. Arable land: 18.2%. Agriculture: sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs...
Literacy rate: 96.3% (2019) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2020 est.): $871.56 billion; per capita $8,000. Real growth rate: 6.04%. Inflation: 2.4%. Unemployment: 5.11%. Arable land: 18.2%. Agriculture: sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs...
There are 81 higher educational institutions including and 1,559 elementary and secondary schools in the metropolis posting a literacy rate of 92.4 percent. Noted educational institutions such as the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), University of Asia and the Pacific (UAP), University of the ...
The Philippines ended 2023 on a high note, being the fastest growing economy across Southeast Asia with a growth rate of 5.6 percent—just shy of the government's target of 6.0 to 7.0 percent.1 Should projections hold, the Philippines is expected to, once again, show significant growth in ...
Rural provincial regions have a lower enrolment rate and a higher gender disparity unfavourable for boys than urban centres and regions; 44 M. Okabe nationwide comparisons of household income strata reveal a similar pattern. According to a wealth-level comparison with the gender disparity pattern (...
Pernia said the government must continue to generate more quality jobs, increase the income of the poor, reduce the vulnerability of the poor through social programs and financial literacy, and intensify the implementation of the National Program on Population and Family Planning (NPPFP). ...
(these representing 24.5% of all workers). This is being achieved through the continuing promotion of microfinance, the development of digital finance infrastructure, and training in financial literacy. The Financial Inclusion Steering Committee (FISC) has primary responsibility for this and for ...
The government provides free education at the primary and secondary levels bringing about a simple literacy rate of 92.3%. The Philippines reportedly has one of the highest numbers of Masters in Business Administration (MBA) graduates in the world. There are 215 MBA schools in the country, among...