#PIDSInfoBits: Did you know that in the Philippines, regional classroom-student ratios still show spatial inequality despite significant progress in addressing classroom overcrowding at the national level?
The ratios for the National Capital Region, CALABARZON, and BARMM for elementary and junior and senior high schools indicate classroom congestion as these are higher than the 1:40 classroom-student ratio target in the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022.
Know more about the state of school infrastructure in the Philippines by reading the PIDS study titled “School Infrastructure in the Philippines: Where Are We Now and Where Should We Be Heading?” available here: https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidsdps2210.pdf.
