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"Aside from economic reasons, one possible reason behind boys dropping out from school is the dominance of female teachers in the (educational) system," DepEd Assistant Secretary Lilia Roces said in an education workshop organized by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the Eugenio Lopez Center in Antipolo City over the weekend.

Roces added that the system might not be sensitive or responsive to the teaching and learning needs of boys, prompting them to drop out later on.

She said that despite having more male enrollees in the early childhood education (ECE) and elementary level, key outcome indicators showed that basic and functional literacy rates of male youths and adults were lower than their female counterparts in high school. "Female dominance in education is also manifested in persons who hold key positions in the system," Roces said in her presentation, explaining that majority of public elementary school teachers and school heads are female.

She added that females likewise dominated key management positions such as the superintendent and director levels.

"We are going to conduct a more in-depth study to find out and confirm the reasons behind this trend," Roces said.

In the same presentation, the DepEd official said the government's 2005 targets in elementary and secondary net enrollment and completion rates had not been attained.