1 million more students enrolled this year – DepEd

Photo shows students at the Mary Perpetua E. Brioso National High School in Tigbao, Milagros Masbate finally returning to their classroom after the pandemic disrupted physical learning in the Philippines in 2020.

Release / Department of Education

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education said a million more learners have enrolled for the current school year compared to 2020 at the height of the pandemic.

Enrollment data from the department showed 27,232,095 students enrolled for school year 2021-2022 that began last Oct. 5. This figure is 3.83 percent higher from the estimated 26.23 million students enrolled in school year 2020-2021, according to DepEd’s Learner Information System (LIS).

The DepEd welcomed the higher official enrollment turnout, expecting it to move close to 28 million learners when the final count is tallied.

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