POSITION PAPER
Committee :
Topic : Lack of Education for Children in The World
Country : The Republic of The Philippines
Today, education remains an inaccessible right to millions of children around the world.
More than 72 million children of primary education age are not in school. In developing and
developed countries, children do not have access to basic education because of inequalities
stemming from gender, health, and cultural identity (ethnic origin, language, religion). Children
and youth are excluded from education for various reasons. Poverty remains one of the toughest
barriers, with children from the poorest households nearly five times more likely to drop out of
primary school than those from the richest families. Children with disabilities and ethnic
minorities are also more likely to be left behind. For girls in some parts of the world, educational
opportunities can be very limited. According to the United Nations Children's Fund, only 49
percent of countries have achieved gender equality in primary education.
In collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, UNICEF launched the Out-of-
School Children Initiative (OOSCI) in 2012. OOSCI identifies barriers that lead to exclusion and
develops proposals for policies and programs that put more children in school, on track to
complete their education1. UNICEF supports the Philippine Government's efforts to expand
access to quality Early Childhood Care and Development (ECE), which includes universal
kindergartens. In 2013, the Philippine government initiated an extension of the country's primary
education cycle from ten to twelve years.
In 2015, the net enrolment rate in primary education was 91.05 per cent and 68.15 per cent
in secondary school2, with both rates substantially lower in ARMM: 75.6 per cent and 29.6 per
cent respectively3. Despite some encouraging progress in recent years, there are still limitations
to children’s access to education in the Philippines. The Philippines has some way to go to meet
the 2030 SDG target of universal access to quality primary and secondary education. Philippines
ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for
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https://www.unicef.org/education
2
Ibid.
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Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Regional Planning and Development Office (RPDO), ARMM Regional
Development Plan 2017 – 2022, RPDO-ARMM, Mindanao, 2017. Also see
all. To fulfil a child's right to quality and inclusive lifelong learning, UNICEF works with the
Philippine government and partners to ensure that children are ready for school and schools are
ready for children4.
To address the issue, The Republic of The Philippine would like to propose a solutions that
consist some gradual measure as follows :
1. Starting with having a quality teacher
In recent years DepEd has introduced a number of measure to improve the standard of
teaching,revising professional benchmarks and providing more on-the-job training. Studies
found teacher knowledge in both elementary and high school was low. By improving the quality
of teachers, which knowing how to teach students the right way, it will also increase the level of
children's education. Although the Philippines have made this effort but this is not emphasized
enough. Not a few governments provide teachers with only good knowledge but do not
understand how to convey it properly and correctly to their students. By this case, we can make a
program to create a teacher with good quality. This Program can be done in all countries and can
be carried out at any time. The aim of this program is to bring forward the education by attending
great teacher. For those who wants to be a teacher with good qualify or just want to be volunteer
can join this program. This program can be followed by all age groups, therefore this program
will be very useful in the future.
2. Provide Electronics
Every child must be start from the basic since the frist time of learning. However,considering
that the times are advancing,we can't just stick to the basics. Children should also learn about
technology. But,we know that electronics are not cheap,the government can't provide it as much
as we want. Therefore, we can gather people who have more electronics in their homes by
donating them for children's use. This will be very beneficial for children and help the
government in improving education.
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https://www.unicef.org/philippines/education
