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Province of Romblon - UNDP in the Philippines

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Figure 13. Ratio <strong>of</strong> girls to boys <strong>in</strong> tertiary education<br />

Table 16: Ratio <strong>of</strong> Girls to Boys <strong>in</strong> Secondary<br />

Education, by Urbanity, by Municipality, 2007<br />

Source: CBMS Database 2007<br />

<strong>Prov<strong>in</strong>ce</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Romblon</strong><br />

The data shows that more females are<br />

enrolled <strong>in</strong> tertiary education than males.<br />

This fur<strong>the</strong>r reiterates <strong>the</strong> trend that more<br />

boys stayed out <strong>of</strong> school as <strong>the</strong>y grow<br />

old. The municipality that recorded <strong>the</strong><br />

highest ratio is Santa Maria with 1.86 while<br />

Concepcion recorded <strong>the</strong> least ratio <strong>of</strong> 0.43.<br />

Ratio <strong>of</strong> Literate Females to Literate Males Aged<br />

15-24 Years Old<br />

Ano<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong>dicator on gender equality is<br />

<strong>the</strong> ratio <strong>of</strong> literate females to males age<br />

15-24. On this <strong>in</strong>dicator, <strong>the</strong> ratio is 0.88 for<br />

<strong>the</strong> prov<strong>in</strong>ce. The reason for <strong>the</strong> lower ratio<br />

is <strong>the</strong> much higher male population for <strong>the</strong><br />

15-24 age bracket which is 22,381 males<br />

aga<strong>in</strong>st 19,573 females. The municipality<br />

Status Report on <strong>the</strong> Millennium Development Goals Us<strong>in</strong>g CBMS Data

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