A REPORT

ON
THE STATE OF PHILIPPINE EDUCATION
 Country 2017 2019

Low and Middle 57% 70%

Income Countries

Philippines 69.5% 90.9%

Photo Source: The Guardian
 Learning assessments also revealed
low learning outcomes of
Reading:
340
Math: 353 Science:
357
students
In the PISA 2018, PH ranked last in reading and
second to the last in both science and mathematics
among 79 participating countries.

Reading: Science: 249

297 In the TIMSS 2019, PH ranked last on both Math and
Science subjects out of 58 participating countries.

Reading: 288 Math: 288 Writing:

288
In the SEA-PLM 2019, PH ranked at the bottom half out
of 6 participating ASEAN countries.

RANK: 5TH RANK: 4TH RANK: 4TH

 Malnutrition also hinders our children
from learning

1 out of 3
Filipino children under
5 are undernourished
thus
and not ready to learn
Data source: FNRI
2019
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the system over the
edge.

Photo Source: Al
Jazeera
 More than
ONE MILLION
did not go tostudents
school.

Photo Source: Understood.org Data source: DepEd,

Source: Understood.org
2021
 1 out of 4
parents
saychildren are
that their
not
learning.

Data source: Pulse Asia,

2021
17.7%
of the
went unemployed
workforce
in 2020.
Data source: PSA, Apr 2020 LFS
EDCOM 2 lapsed into law in 2022.
Letʼs not waste this
opportunity to turn this
around.
As early as 2022, we saw the urgent need
to address issues as we pushed for our
own
advocacy initiative — Citizensʼ EDCOM.
 Here are the priority
that we need to
areas
pursue:

Education Governance Teacher Data and Per Student Spending

Quality
Assessment

Early Childhood Care Government- Industry- Public-Private

and Development Academia Collaboration Complementarity
 Regional
Consultations
MANILA - CEBU - BAGUIO - ILOILO - CAGAYAN DE ORO
We consulted
approximately
300
stakeholders
 As we go deeper, we have identified
the
most pressing issues on the ground

?
?

Lack of Teacher Culture of Lack of Proper

Declining
Mental Health Support Mass Promotion of Assessment
Students
 DECLINING MENTAL
HEALTH
Students experience stress and anxiety due
lack of socialization and difficulties with school
to
work

Teachers are overburdened

teaching both online and by
face-to-face
 LACK OF TEACHER
SUPPORT
Pre-service: “Mag-teacher ka na lang”

Teacher courses become backup courses for

college applicants because they find the
current context of the teaching profession
unappealing.

Source: Sunstar
LACK OF TEACHER SUPPORT
Pre-service: BS Education Curriculum Misalignment
What is taught in college is different
from what is tested by PRC
and needed by DepEd.
 LACK OF TEACHER
In-service: Less time to SUPPORT
teach

Teachers are unable to teach

properly because they are forced to
with other non-teaching
comply
requirements such as
administrative reports and
committee work.
 LACK OF TEACHER
SUPPORT
In-service: Recruitment and Retention
Obstacles in the recruitment, promotion, and
recognition of potential teachers
● Overworked
● Underpaid
● Disillusioned with their profession
● Sought better opportunities abroad
CULTURE OF MASS PROMOTION OF
STUDENTS
● Passing students regardless of grades
or competencies

● There is an association between

learner outcomes to teachersʼ
and promotions bonuses

● The schoolsʼ performance in

regional rankings provides indirect
pressure for teachers to pass all their
students.
 LACK OF BASIC
FUNDAMENTALS

Effects of Reading Writing Numeracy

Mass Promotion LACK OF BASIC

VALUES
of Students

Hard Resiliency Punctuality Respec

Work t
 LACK OF PROPER
Absence of accurate,ASSESSMENT
timely and
consistent
assessments keep us blinded from reality

● Determining learning level and

remdiation interventions are needed to
improve studentʼs learning.

● Low scores should be viewed as inputs for

of students
interventions ornot as shortcomings
needed,
teachers

Source: Brookings Institution

 [Updated] priority areas that we
need
to pursue:
Early Childhood
Education Governance Teacher Data and Per
Quality Student Care and
Assessmen Spending Development
t

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?

Government-Industry-Academia Public-Private Automatic Mass Studentsʼ

Collaboration Complementarity Promotion Well-
being
 We need all hands-on-deck.

MATATAG Agenda and The private sector can
EDCOM 2 has set sail but help government in
we resources and expertise
need to keep bringing (i.e. tutors for K-3 learning
support for it to flourish camp of DepEd)
The public should clamor
for more transparency and
accountability
 EVERY SECOND COUNTS.
WE NEED TO ACT FASTER THAN
EVER.