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Population and Literacy Situations in the Philippines, in Maguindanao and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) |
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National Population Statistics & Literacy Rates |
1990* |
1995** |
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Total Population- Philippines |
60,703,000 |
68,614,162 |
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Total Illiterate Population- Philippines |
3,945,705 |
3,430,711 |
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Male Illiterate Population-Philippines |
1,842,720 |
1,305,265 |
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Female Illiterate Population-Philippines |
2,102,985 |
2,125,446 |
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Philippine National Literacy Rate |
93.50% |
95% |
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% of Male Literate Population |
93.70% |
95% |
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% of Female Literate Population |
93.40% |
94% |
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Total Population- ARMM |
1,836,930 |
2,020,903 |
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Total Population- Maguindanao Province |
630,674 |
662,180 |
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Total Male Population-Maguindanao |
321,644 |
344,334 |
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Total Female Population-Maguindanao |
309,030 |
317,846 |
* rounded as of May 1, 1990 ** as of September 1, 1995
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Literacy Rates in ARMM and its component provinces |
1996 |
1997 |
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Philippine National Literacy Rate |
95.00% |
95.00% |
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Literacy Rate- ARMM |
79.92% |
78.37% |
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Maguindanao |
84.12% |
85.60% |
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Lanao del Sur I |
75.29% |
76.22% |
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Lanao del Sur II |
69.25% |
70.12% |
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Sulu |
76.54% |
77.20% |
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Tawi-tawi |
82.30% |
82.70% |
Sources of information: National Statistics Office and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, Bureau of Non-formal Education, Region XII and ARMM
