This is a list of regions and provinces of the Philippines by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2019.[1] The HDI is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
Regions
editThe HDI values below are based on the preliminary estimates of the 2019 Provincial Human Development Index by the Philippine Statistics Authority,[2] as well as the Global Data Lab estimates published by the Radboud University Nijmegen Center for Economics.[1]
| Rank | Region | 2023 HDI (PSA)[2] | Category (PSA) | 2021 HDI (GDL)[1] | Category (GDL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metro Manila | 0.851 | Very High | 0.760 | High |
| 2 | Calabarzon | 0.795 | High | 0.724 | High |
| 3 | Cordillera Administrative Region | 0.777 | High | 0.723 | High |
| 4 | Central Luzon | 0.765 | High | 0.713 | High |
| 5 | Western Visayas | 0.761 | High | 0.710 | High |
| 6 | Ilocos Region | 0.743 | High | 0.706 | High |
| – |  Philippines (average) | 0.718 | High | 0.699 | Medium |
| 7 | Cagayan Valley | 0.709 | High | 0.686 | Medium |
| 8 | Central Visayas | 0.704 | High | Medium | |
| 9 | Caraga | 0.698 | Medium | Medium | |
| 10 | Davao Region | 0.697 | Medium | 0.684 | Medium |
| 11 | Eastern Visayas | Medium | 0.681 | Medium | |
| 12 | Northern Mindanao | 0.694 | Medium | Medium | |
| 13 | Bicol Region | 0.687 | Medium | 0.673 | Medium |
| 14 | Soccsksargen | 0.685 | Medium | 0.651 | Medium |
| 15 | Mimaropa | 0.673 | Medium | 0.670 | Medium |
| 16 | Zamboanga Peninsula | 0.665 | Medium | 0.668 | Medium |
| 17 | Bangsamoro | 0.646 | Medium | 0.583 | Medium |
Highs and lows
editAll provinces surrounding Metro Manila have a high HDI value. Metro Manila, Benguet, Iloilo and Rizal already have very high HDI values (≥0.800). The southern region of Mindanao has three of the provinces with the lowest (low) HDI values (<0.550).[3]
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Provinces
editThis section needs to be updated. (August 2023) |
The HDI values below are based on the preliminary estimates of the 2019 Provincial Human Development Index by the Philippine Statistics Authority.[2]
| Rank[a] | Province | HDI (2019)[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benguet | 0.88 | Very high |
| 2 | Metro Manila[b] | 0.85 | Very high |
| 3T | Ilocos Norte | 0.82 | Very high |
| 3T | Rizal | 0.82 | Very high |
| 5 | Iloilo | 0.80 | Very high |
| 6 | Batanes | 0.79 | High |
| 7 | Cavite | 0.78 | High |
| 8 | Laguna | 0.77 | High |
| 9T | La Union | 0.76 | High |
| 9T | Bulacan | 0.76 | High |
| 9T | Pampanga | 0.76 | High |
| 12 | Bataan | 0.75 | High |
| 13T | Batangas | 0.74 | High |
| 13T | Cebu | 0.74 | High |
| 15 | Siquijor | 0.73 | High |
| 16 | Tarlac | 0.72 | High |
| – | Philippines (average) | 0.718 | High |
| 17T | Negros Occidental | 0.71 | High |
| 17T | Misamis Oriental | 0.71 | High |
| 19T | Ilocos Sur | 0.70 | High |
| 19T | Davao del Sur | 0.70 | High |
| 21T | Guimaras | 0.69 | Medium |
| 21T | Nueva Vizcaya | 0.69 | Medium |
| 21T | Zambales | 0.69 | Medium |
| 24T | Cagayan | 0.68 | Medium |
| 24T | Quezon | 0.68 | Medium |
| 26T | Marinduque | 0.67 | Medium |
| 26T | Nueva Ecija | 0.67 | Medium |
| 26T | South Cotabato | 0.67 | Medium |
| 29T | Palawan | 0.66 | Medium |
| 29T | Bohol | 0.66 | Medium |
| 29T | Aklan | 0.66 | Medium |
| 32T | Capiz | 0.65 | Medium |
| 32T | Leyte | 0.65 | Medium |
| 32T | Pangasinan | 0.65 | Medium |
| 35T | Isabela | 0.64 | Medium |
| 35T | Antique | 0.64 | Medium |
| 35T | Zamboanga del Norte | 0.64 | Medium |
| 35T | Zamboanga del Sur | 0.64 | Medium |
| 39T | Aurora | 0.63 | Medium |
| 39T | Biliran | 0.63 | Medium |
| 39T | Lanao del Norte | 0.63 | Medium |
| 39T | Quirino | 0.63 | Medium |
| 43T | Oriental Mindoro | 0.62 | Medium |
| 43T | Agusan del Norte | 0.62 | Medium |
| 45T | Abra | 0.61 | Medium |
| 45T | Kalinga | 0.61 | Medium |
| 45T | Occidental Mindoro | 0.61 | Medium |
| 45T | Southern Leyte | 0.61 | Medium |
| 49T | Misamis Occidental | 0.60 | Medium |
| 49T | Surigao del Sur | 0.60 | Medium |
| 49T | Albay | 0.60 | Medium |
| 49T | Camarines Sur | 0.60 | Medium |
| 49T | Camiguin | 0.60 | Medium |
| 49T | Davao del Norte | 0.60 | Medium |
| 55T | Camarines Norte | 0.59 | Medium |
| 55T | Catanduanes | 0.59 | Medium |
| 55T | Ifugao | 0.59 | Medium |
| 55T | Negros Oriental | 0.59 | Medium |
| 55T | Zamboanga Sibugay | 0.59 | Medium |
| 60T | Davao de Oro | 0.58 | Medium |
| 60T | Romblon | 0.58 | Medium |
| 60T | Sorsogon | 0.58 | Medium |
| 63T | Surigao del Norte | 0.57 | Medium |
| 63T | Mountain Province | 0.57 | Medium |
| 63T | Cotabato | 0.57 | Medium |
| 63T | Agusan del Sur | 0.57 | Medium |
| 63T | Tawi-Tawi | 0.57 | Medium |
| 63T | Northern Samar | 0.57 | Medium |
| 63T | Sarangani | 0.57 | Medium |
| 63T | Basilan | 0.57 | Medium |
| 71T | Davao Oriental | 0.56 | Medium |
| 71T | Sultan Kudarat | 0.56 | Medium |
| 71T | Western Samar | 0.56 | Medium |
| 71T | Bukidnon | 0.56 | Medium |
| 71T | Masbate | 0.56 | Medium |
| 76T | Eastern Samar | 0.55 | Medium |
| 76T | Apayao | 0.55 | Medium |
| 76T | Davao Occidental | 0.55 | Medium |
| 79T | Sulu | 0.54 | Low |
| 79T | Maguindanao | 0.54 | Low |
| 81 | Lanao del Sur | 0.53 | Low |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
- ^ a b c d "Gender and Special Population Groups; Provincial Human Development Index". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Gender and Special Population Groups; Provincial Human Development Index". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.