Enrollment for SY 2024-2025 reaches 22.4M — DepEd
27.7M enrollees targeted this school year
The Department of Education (DepEd) reported that the total enrollment for School Year 2024-2025 has reached 22,440,747 as of Wednesday morning, July 31.
Of this number, 19,612,591 students are enrolled in public schools, while 2,548,838 learners are registered in private institutions.
In addition, 33,798 learners are enrolled in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs) offering basic education, while 245,520 students are registered in the Alternative Learning System (ALS).
Based on DepEd data, the elementary level has the highest enrollment with 12,386,316 students, followed by junior high school with 6,676,031 students, and senior high school with 3,132,880 learners.
Across regions, Calabarzon led with 3,239,173 enrollees, followed by Central Luzon with 2,364,821, and the National Capital Region with 2,337,348.
The Cordillera Administrative Region has the smallest enrollment with 366,252, followed by Mimaropa with 571,019.
DepEd has set a target of 27,722,835 enrollees for the current school year.
Meanwhile, the total enrollment for SY 2023-2024 was 27,584,240.