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DEFINITION OF YOUTH
According to the Youth in Nation-Building Act (1994), which created the National Youth Commission, the definition of youth is
between 15-30 years.
HDI
USD 2765.08
GINI
0.654
43.03
Year: 2013
Year: 2013
Year: 2012
Source: UNDP
MARRIAGEABLE AGE
CORRUPTION PERCEPTION
Lower House
25
Opposite Sex
WITHOUT
CONSENT
CONSENT
Upper House
35
Male
21
18
--
Female
21
18
--
43.69
Year: 2014
Year: 2013
VOTING AGE
MAJORITY AGE
CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
18
18
15
Compulsory voting.
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union
PRESS FREEDOM
38
WITH PARENTAL
PARENTAL
Same Sex
Minimum Age
LITERACY RATES
0.71
97.94%
Secondary School
Year: 2013
Source: Commonwealth Youth
Programme
96.98%
98.94%
Male (15-24) %
Female (15-24) %
Year: 2015
61.40%
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Both sexes %
56.28%
66.74%
Male %
Female %
Year: 2009
Source: UNESCO
Source: UNESCO
PREVALENCE OF HIV
TOBACCO USE
--
Consumed any smokeless or smoking tobacco product at least once 30 days prior to
the survey.
22.70%
Male (15-24) %
--
Female (15-24) %
28.30%
17.50%
Male (13-15) %
Female (13-15) %
Year: No data.
Source: World Bank
Year: 2010
Source: WHO
DRAFT
The Philippine Youth Development Plan 2012-2016 is awaiting
male - (15-24)
female - (15-24)
PYDP is awaiting approval by Executive Order of the President, a necessary step as explained in the NYCs 2011
Accomplishment Report. A NYC press release from January 2014 describes the PYDP as being mainstreamed, however
youth programming?
there is no online version of the PYDP, and the NYC website still features the 2005-2009 youth development plan.
P H P 7 8 .3 M I L L I O N
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
USD 1 .7 M I L L I O N
YES
As listed in the 2014 Budget, the budget for the National Youth
Commission is PHP 78.3 million (USD 1.7 million). According to the World
Bank, Philippines spent 15.05% of its government expenditure and 2.65%
of its GDP on education provision in 2009.
NO
P H P 7 8 .3 M I L L I O N
USD 1 .7 M I L L I O N
% of GDP
% of gov. expenditure
% of GDP
% of gov. expenditure