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A.6 Literacy
 The
largest percentage (62.6) of the population 7 years and over attended or
completed elementary education only. This proportion is lower than in 1990
(64.0%). The proportion of those who had no grade completed has decreased
from 10.2 percent in 1990 to 6.6 percent in 1995. The proportion that
attended or completed pre-school increased from 1.6 percent in 1990 to 2.4
percent in 1995.
The proportion of those
that reached or completed high school posted an increase from 16 percent in 1990
to 18.3 percent in 1995. Similarly, the proportion of those that were academic-degree holders increased from 3.2 percent in 1990 to 4.5 percent in
1995.
The proportion of those
that were academic-degree holders was higher among females (5.6%) than among
males (3.5%). On the other hand, the proportion of those that attended or
completed elementary education only was higher for males (64.4%) than that for
females (60.6%).
In 1994, the province has
a simple literacy rate (10 years old and over who can read and write a simple
message in any language or dialect) of 89.38 percent. For the same year,
the functional literacy rate (10 years old and over who have acquired higher
level of literacy that includes not only reading and writing skills but also
numerical skills and ability to participate fully and efficiently in community
activities) of the province was 76.41 percent (see table 2).
Table 2. Household Population 7 Years
and Over by Highest Grade
|
Level |
Male |
Female |
Both Sexes |
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
No Grade Completed |
16,989 |
7.19 |
13,029 |
5.86 |
30,018 |
6.55 |
|
Pre-School |
6,080 |
2.57 |
5,074 |
2.28 |
11,154 |
2.43 |
|
Elementary |
152,119 |
64.42 |
134,696 |
60.58 |
286,815 |
62.56 |
|
High School |
39,882 |
16.89 |
43,934 |
19.76 |
83,816 |
18.28 |
|
Post-Secondary |
1,116 |
0.47 |
1,282 |
0.58 |
2,398 |
0.52 |
|
College Undergraduate |
10,364 |
4.39 |
10,425 |
4.69 |
20,789 |
4.53 |
|
Academic Degree Holder & Higher |
8,158 |
3.45 |
12,391 |
5.57 |
20,549 |
4.48 |
|
Not Stated |
1,439 |
0.61 |
1,504 |
0.68 |
2,943 |
0.64 |
|
Total |
236,147
|
100.00
|
222,335
|
100.00
|
458,482
|
100.00
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B. Labor Force
From 1998, Labor Force
Participation Rate (LFPR) was decreased by 8.3 percent despite the increase in
the total labor force (15 years old and over). About 60 percent of the
total labor population were between 15-20 years old. Of those employed, 18
percent were visibly underemployed or those who worked less than 40 hours a week
and wanted additional hours of work (see table 3).
Table 3. Labor Force
Participation Rate (Thousands)
| |
January 2001 |
April 2000 |
April 1998 |
|
No. |
Rate (%) |
No. |
Rate (%) |
No. |
Rate (%) |
|
Total Labor Force (15 yrs old & Over) |
386 |
100.00 |
356 |
100.00 |
348 |
100.00 |
|
Labor Force Participation Rate |
283 |
73.40 |
237 |
66.70 |
261 |
75.00 |
|
Employment Rate |
264 |
93.40 |
209 |
88.20 |
242 |
92.70 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
19 |
6.60 |
28 |
11.80 |
19 |
7.30 |
|
Visible Underemployment Rate |
49 |
18.60 |
38 |
18.10 |
44 |
18.30 |
B.1 Level of Distribution
More than half (55
percent) of the population 15 years old and over who worked at anytime in the
past year were engaged in agriculture, hunting and forestry. Those who
were engaged in services (16.6 percent) constituted the next largest percentage.
Those engaged in fishing made up 14.4 percent, while those involved in trade,
8.5 percent, and manufacturing, 3 percent. Of the population 15 years old
and over who worked at anytime in the past year the males constituted 63.67
percent while the females at 36.33 percent.
B.2 Employment Category
Almost five out of ten
(46.1 percent) persons 15 years old and over who worked at anytime in the past
year worked as self-employed without any paid employee. Those who worked
without pay in own family operated farm (27.8%) made up the next largest
percentage.
The proportion of females
(48.3 percent) who worked without pay in own family-operated farm or business
was higher than that of males (16 percent). Likewise, the proportion of
those that worked for private households (domestic services) was higher for
females than for males (5.7 percent against 1.6 percent).
The proportion of those
who worked for private business/enterprise/farm was higher among males (16.1
percent) than among females (6.5 percent). Those who were self- employed
were also higher for males (56.9 percent) than for females (27.3 percent).
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