In 2013, 19.2% of survey respondents said, “ insufficient family income” was their main reason for absence from school. In some areas, less than 30% of students finish school. Many Filipino university lecturers completed their training in the States.Īlthough primary school enrolment reached 100% in the 1970s, and today in Manila almost all primary students complete school, there are huge regional variations. The Filipino education system has been heavily influenced by the US, which is a legacy of its time under American control. The education system is unified but fractured The World Economic Forum’s 2015 Human Capital Index ranked only Singapore (24th in the world) above the Philippines (46th) among ASEAN nations for skills and education.
