Table 1

GENDER
MALE
FEMALE

LEVELS OF EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY
HS
COLLEGE
4500
3000
2500
2800
2025
2560
7300
5025
5060

TECH-VOC
1890
4800
6690

TOTAL
11890
12185
24075

Of the 24,075 students enrolled in One University, 11,890 of which are Male which is
further broken down into 4,500 Elementary students, 3,000 High-school students,
2,500 College enrollees and 1,890 Tech-Voc students. The difference between the
total number students and the Male population represents the overall Female
population which consists of 2,800 Elementary, 2,025 High-school, 2,560 College
and 4,800 Tech-Voc.
The 2011 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey revealed that of the estimated 8 million
females aged 16 to 24 years old nationwide, about 25.6 percent were attending
high-school, college, and post graduate courses at any time during the school year
June 2015 to March 2016. This is higher than the proportion of males with 20
percent. Women have outnumbered men on college campuses in the Philippines by
a widening margin since the late 1970s, and the gap will continue to grow in coming
years, according to some projections. But it hasnt always been this way. In the late
1940s, men accounted for more than 70 percent of college students. What caused
the dramatic change? Researchers have said a variety of factors have been
responsible. Some have pointed to economic factors as labor market barriers to
women have been lowered, the benefits of a college education grew more for
women than men, the Pew Research Center explains. Others say the higher
incidence of behavioral and school disciplinary problems among boys may be a
factor. Women tend to earn higher grades and drop out less frequently than men.
Also, men are more likely to enter the military or start working full-time right after
high school, in lieu of college, studies have found. Moreover, rather than females
follow in their mothers' footsteps, they aimed to have careers, not just jobs. These
careers were often outside of the traditionally female occupations for women. In
high school, they took more science and math courses. As a result, their high-school
math and reading test scores increased relative to those of boys.
Another aspect in the reversal of the college gender gap, rather than just its
elimination, is the persistence of behavioral and developmental differences between
males and females. Boys often mature more slowly than girls. In grades K-12, boys
tend to have a higher incidence of behavioral problems (or lower level of noncognitive skills) than girls. Girls spend more time doing homework than boys. These
behavioral factors, after adjusting for family background, test scores, and high
school achievement, can explain virtually the entire female advantage in getting
into college for the high school graduating class. It allowed "girls to leapfrog over
boys in the race to college." Similarly, teenage boys had a higher (self-reported)
incidence of arrests and school suspensions than teenage girls.
The global community has long been interested in finding ways to improve access
to high quality education at all levels, from pre-primary through tertiary. Education
is a fundamental human right one that all individuals are entitled to enjoy

whatever the circumstances in which they live that also brings important benefits
to human society as a whole. The level of knowledge and skills that individuals need
to function as workers, citizens and fulfilled individuals in the global society is
increasing. For all countries, whatever their stage of development, view education
as a cornerstone of economic development. An educated citizenry is also a key to
social a