THE FILIPINO YOUTH TODAY

ADOLESCENTS vs YOUTH
 ADOLESCENTS vs YOUTH

ADOLESCENTS
individuals in the 10 - 19 years age group

YOUTH
individuals in the 15 - 24 years age group

YOUNG PEOPLE
individuals in the 10 - 24 years age group

Source: WHO
 ADOLESCENTS (10-19 YRS OLD)
PHILIPPINES

19.83% or 21, 539, 901 of 108,667,043

FILIPINOS, are adolescents.

ADOLESCENTS
BOTH SEX MALE FEMALE
POPULATION

10 – 14 YEARS OLD 11,080,715 5,716,464 5,364,251

15 – 19 YEARS OLD 10,459,186 5,344,532 5,114,654

ADOLESCENTS 21,539,901 11,060,996 10,478,905

Source: PSA, 2020 Household Population

 ADOLESCENTS (10-19 YRS OLD)
PANGASINAN

19.81% or 626, 061 of 3,159,228

PANGASINENSES, are adolescents.

ADOLESCENTS
BOTH SEX MALE FEMALE
POPULATION

10 – 14 YEARS OLD 318,118 165,362 152,756

15 – 19 YEARS OLD 307,943 158,905 149,038

ADOLESCENTS 626,061 324,267 301,794

Source: PSA, 2020 Household Population

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
 LITERACY RATE
Functional literacy among adolescents
has increase from 89% in 2013 to 91% in
2019. Females posted higher literacy rate
(92%) than males (89%) in 2019.

FUNCTIONAL LITERACY
93%
92%
92%
91% 90%
91%
90%
89% 89% 89%
88%
87%
86% 87%
85%
84%
83%
2013 2019

Both Male Female

Source: PSA, Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey 2019 (FLEMMS)
YOUTH POPULATION NOT IN EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATION (NEE)

1 IN EVERY 5 young people aged 15 -24 years

is not in employment or education (NEE).

25.7% were 14.3% were

FEMALES MALES
Source: PSA, LABSTAT 2019
OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN AND
YOUTH (OSCY)
OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN & YOUTH (OSCY)

16.6% of individuals 18.0% 16.6%

16.0%
aged 16 – 24 are
14.0%
Out - of - School Youth
12.0%
representing 83.1% of 10.0%
total OSCY. 8.0%
6.0% 4.7%
4.0%
2.0% 1.6%
0.0%
6 - 11 Age Group 12 - 15 Age Group 16 - 24 Age Group

11.8% 6.5%

Source: PSA, APIS 2018

 TOP 3 REASONS FOR NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL

MALE FEMALE
1. Lack of Personal Interest 1. Marriage/ family matters
(43.8%) (57%)
2. High Cost of Education / 2. High Cost of Education /
Financial Concern (24.0%) Financial Concern (14.3%)
3. Employment / looking for 3. Lack of personal interest
work (12.2%) (13.6%)

MARRIAGE / FAMILY MATTERS was the main reason

among Female OSCY (57%). In comparison, it only
accounts to 2.5% of Male OSCY.

Source: PSA, APIS 2018

TEENS AND THE INTERNET
 EMAIL AND RESEARCH

AGE GROUP MALE FEMALE

10 - 14 67% 73%
15 - 19 84% 90%

Source: PSA (2019)

 SOCIAL MEDIA

AGE GROUP MALE FEMALE

10 - 14 73% 91%
15 - 19 80% 95%

Source: PSA (2019)

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Source: YAFS Survey (2013)

Source: YAFS Survey (2013)
Source: YAFS Survey (2013)
3 IN 10 REGION 1 YOUTH HAVE ENGAGED IN
PRE MARITAL SEX

Young Adult Fertility & Sexuality Survey 2013

 MEAN AGE AT FIRST
SEX

18.6 17.8 17.6 18.6 18.5 17.8

1994 2002 2013 1994 2002 2013

MALES FEMALES

Source: YAFS Survey (2013)

TEENAGE PREGNANCY
TEENAGE PREGNANCY

“1 out of 10
adolescents ages 15 –
19 are pregnant or
have given birth ” -
POPCOM
 TEENAGE PREGNANCY
PANGASINAN

TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS AMONG

15 - 19 YEARS OLD
3,500
3,067
3,000

There are 1, 560 total

2,500 2,239

2,000
number of births among 1,560
15 -19 years old in the 1,500

Province of Pangasinan 1,000

in 2021. 500

0
2019 2020 2021

Total Number of Births Among 15 - 19 Years Old

Source: PHO FHSIS (2019-2021)

 TEENAGE PREGNANCY
PANGASINAN

TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS AMONG

10 - 14 YEARS OLD
50
45 43
40

While, there are only 5 35

30
registered birth among 10
25
-14 years old in the
20
Province of Pangasinan in 15
15

2021. 10
5
5
0
2019 2020 2021

Total Number of Births Among 10 - 14 Years Old

Source: PHO FHSIS (2019-2021)

TEENAGE PREGNANCY RISKS
MOTHER
- Teens don’t get pre natal
care
- Maternal mortality
- Higher risk of health
problems
- Anemia
- High blood Pressure
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RISKS
BABY
- Pre mature birth
- Stillbirth
- Low-birth-weight baby
- Other health problems
(Cerebral Palsy, asthma,
development delay, mental
retardation etc.)
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RISKS

SOCIO ECONOMIC
- Under educated ; lack of job
opportunity
- Lower annual income
- Increase risk of domestic
violence and poverty
- increase rate of delinquent
behaviors among father
including alcohol and drug use.
- Bullying
OTHER BEHAVIORS
SMOKING

Decreasing proportion of
youth who are currently
smoking from 5.5% in
2015 to 3.4% in 2019.

Source: PSA, ENNS, FNRI

ALCOHOL USE

Decreasing proportion of youth

who are alcohol drinkers from
16.8% in 2018 to 13.2% in
2019.

Additionally, BINGE drinking

among current alcohol drinkers
also decreases from 49.1% in
2018 to 42.5% in 2019.

Source: PSA, ENNS, FNRI

 DRUG USE
Decrease in the proportion of youth
who ever used drugs from 10.6 in 2002
to 3.9 in 2013
12
10.6
10

6 5.7
4 3.9

0
1994 2002 2013

Source: YAFS 2013

THANK YOU
& GOD BLESS