The Philippines fails to meet the recommended education spending benchmark of 4% to 6% of gross domestic product
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“In line with global trends, the budget for education has risen to an average of 3.2% of the GDP in the last 10 years. However, the Philippines has failed to meet the recommended education spending benchmark of 4% to 6% of GDP laid out in theThe commission noted that, when adjusted for inflation, the education budget hikes in recent years were actually “modest.”
EDCOM 2 also emphasized that the government has been misprioritizing its budget allocations. It pointed out that most of the funding has been directed toward secondary and tertiary education, when early childhood education should be given greater priority.
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