Students attend a flag raising ceremony during the opening of classes at the San Juan Elementary School in metro Manila, Philippines on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Millions of students wearing face masks streamed back to grade and high schools across the Philippines Monday in their first in-person classes after two years of coronavirus lockdowns that are feared to have worsened one of the world's most alarming illiteracy rates among children. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Mahigit sa 10M kabataan – ‘di nag-aaral ayon sa PSA

May 15, 2024
BNFM Makati

Halos 11M ng mga kabataan ang hindi nakapapasok sa eskwelahan.

Ayon sa ulat ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), mahigit 10.7 milyon ang bilang ng mga out-of-school children and youth (OSCY).

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51.3% sa mga ito ay mga lalaki, habang 48.7 naman ang mga babae.

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Nakuha ang datos mula sa 42.8 milyong household population na may edad na 5 hanggang 24-anyos.