Education
Literacy Rate (NSO, 2000) = 87%
Basic Literacy Rate (CBMS, 2014) = 94.51 %
Participation Rate – Elem. Level (CBMS, 2014) = 89.85%
Children 6-12 y/o not attending Elem. School (CBMS 2014) = 10.15%
Children 13-16 y/o not attending high school (CBMS , 2014) = 30.45%
Distribution of the Population 5 Years Old and Over by Highest Educational Attainment
|
Highest Grade/Year Completed |
Male |
Female |
|
No grade completed |
4.06% |
5.59% |
|
Pre-School |
2.30% |
2.34% |
|
Special Education |
0.01% |
0.01% |
|
Elementary |
|
|
|
1st- 4th Grade |
27.10% |
19.98% |
|
5th-6th Grade |
||
|
Graduate |
17.63% |
14.59% |
|
High School |
|
|
|
Undergraduate |
14.87% |
12.5% |
|
Graduate |
19.37% |
18.28% |
|
Post-Secondary |
|
|
|
Undergraduate |
0.07% |
0.21% |
|
Graduate |
0.23% |
1.43% |
|
College Undergraduate |
7.05% |
10.48% |
|
Academic Degree Holder |
6.88% |
13.63% |
|
Post Baccalaureate |
0.37% |
0.85% |
|
Not Stated |
0.06% |
0.11% |
Data source: 2015 Census of Population (PSA)
Schools: Year 2013
46 Child Dev’t Centers
27 Elementary / Barrio Schools
5 Secondary Schools (4 Public, 1 Private)
2 Senior High Schools