Education in the Philippines
Education in the Philippines is compulsory at the basic education level, composed of kindergarten, elementary school (grades 1–6), junior high school (grades 7–10), and senior high school (grades 11–12). The educational system is managed by three government agencies by level of education: the Department of Education (DepEd) for basic education; the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for higher education; and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for technical and vocational education. Public education is funded by the national government.
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| Secretary of Education | Sara Duterte |
| Chairperson of CHED | Prospero de Vera |
| Director-General of TESDA | Suharto Mangudadatu |
| National education budget (2023) | |
| Budget | ₱852.8 billion (DepEd + CHED + TESDA + SUCs) |
| General details | |
| Primary languages | Filipino English Philippine regional languages |
| System type | National |
| Literacy (2019) | |
| Total | 98.4% |
| Male | 97.9% |
| Female | 98.9% |
| Enrollment (2021–2022) | |
| Total | 27.56 million (public schools) + 1.44 million (private schools) |
| Primary | 2.18 million (public kindergarten schools) + 12.79 million (public elementary schools) |
| Secondary | 8.75 million (public junior high schools) + 3.82 million (public senior high schools) |
| Post secondary | 5.6 million |
| Attainment (2010) | |
| Secondary diploma | 19.1% |
| Post-secondary diploma | 12.8%1 |
| 1 Figures include post-baccalaureate data. | |
Private schools are generally free to determine their curriculum in accordance with existing laws and regulations. Institutions of higher education are classified as public or private; public institutions are subdivided into state universities and colleges (SUCs) and local colleges and universities (LCUs).