According to Randolph Anthony Gales, Philippine Statistics Authority XI chief statistical specialist, said Davaoeño females recorded higher rates at 91.1% compared to males with 89.4%.
In the age group (region level), ages 20 to 24 topped with a 96.9% while those who were 60 and older had the lowest literacy rate with 77.4%.
The average basic literacy rate aged five years and older for Davao Region is currently at 90.3% as of 2024.
Davao de Oro ranked second and has a 91.3% basic literacy rate, followed by Davao del Sur (excluding Davao City) with a 90.2%. In the region, Davao Occidental had the lowest with 74.2%.
Basic Literacy refers to the ability of a person to read and write a simple message in any language or dialect with understanding, and to compute or perform basic mathematical operations.
At the national level, Region III in Central Luzon is at 92.8%, being the highest among regions, while BARMM records the lowest of 81.0% in 2024.
Moreover, Davao City’s functional literacy rate in 2024 sits at 69.6%, also the highest in the region. Six out of nine Davaoeños aged 10 to 64 years are “functional literate,” with females at a higher 70.3% rate compared to the males with 63.2%
