Raising the bar in finance education

The report described a crisis in Philippine education. It cited the results of three international assessments that Filipino students recently took part in. These included the 2018 Program for International Student Assessment, the 2019 Trends in International Mathematics and Science study and the 2019 Regional Report of the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics.

The report noted that more than 80 percent of Filipino children do not know what they should know with their poor performance deeply rooted in limited proficiency in the languages in which schooling takes place. Our insistence on using English as the mode of instruction at the primary levels backfired. It also cited an unacceptably poor school climate and high levels of bullying.