CEDAW/C/PHL/Q/7-8/Add.1 Table 7 Tertiary Education, SY 2014-2015 Courses Total Female % Male % Enrolment (E) Rate STEAM 707 819 226 574 32.01 481 245 67.99 Non-STEAM 3 103 907 1 883 077 60.67 1 220 830 39.33 Total 3 811 726 2 109 651 55.35 1 702 075 44.65 11.4 In vocational-technical education, more women enrolled and graduated in technical-vocational education and training (TVET) courses than men from 2011 to 2015. As of the third quarter of 2015, 52.9% (678,093) of the 1,280,101 million enrolees and 53.3% (633,393) of the 1,192,444 graduates were women. Table 8 Technical Vocational Education and Training, 2011-2015 TVET Enrolment and Graduates By Sex: 2011 to 2015 (3rd Quarter) Enrolled Year Graduates Male Female Total Male Female Total 2011 777 265 794 866 1 572 131 658 986 673 765 1 332 751 2012 874 789 929 953 1 804 742 775 928 824 730 1 600 658 2013 739 219 802 092 1 541 311 670 077 722 097 1 392 174 2014 972 359 1 061 058 2 033 417 859 446 926 233 1 785 679 3Q of 2015 602 008 678 093 1 280 101 559 051 633 393 1 192 444 Measures taken to reduce the dropout rates of girls 11.5 Drop-out rates have consistently been higher for boys than girls. The State ’s concern is therefore to keep the boys in school. Some measures to reduce drop -out rates include: • Scholarships and financial assistance to underprivileged students • Employment Program to help working students with financial difficulties • Special programs for marginalized groups of students (i.e. IPs, persons with disabilities [PWDS] and learners under difficult circumstances) • Madrasah programs for Muslim learners in both private and public schools • Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) or Conditional Cash Transfer program, requiring household beneficiaries to keep children in school • Free day-care services in select training centres of TESDA for its female enrolees 16/33 16-06662