EMPLOYABILITY OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN ANTIPOLO, RIZAL
PHILLIP ANGELO ANTONIO CASTRO
SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, COLLEGE OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT,
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS
APRIL 2009
iv ABSTRACT
CASTRO, PHILLIP ANGELO A. 2009. University of the Philippines Los Baños.
Employability of High School Graduates in Antipolo, Rizal (Undergraduate Thesis).
Adviser: Prof. Amelia L. Bello
High school education equips individuals with knowledge and skills suitable for employment. However, even though there is a large number of high school graduates, many of them remained unemployed.
The study seeks to measure the employability of high school graduates, identifying the factors which contribute to their employment. Furthermore, the study aims to determine the causes of high unemployment rates among high school graduates.
A total of 119 samples were included in the study, 39 employed high school graduates and 80 unemployed high school graduates using purposive sampling to pre-identify the proper respondents, who are individuals with high school graduate as their highest educational attainment. Most of the respondents are found to belong to the lower age groups. This could be explained by the fact that as people grow older, they would have the tendency to acquire higher education to increase their stream of income.
Several factors affect the employability of a high school graduate but only work experience was found to be significant. Respondents with much work experience were found to be employed.
v TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
Title Page i
Biographical Sketch ii
Acknowledgements iii
Abstract iv
Table of Contents v
List of Tables vi
List of Figures vii
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 2
Significance of the Study 2
Objectives of the Study 3
Limitations of the Study 3
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Human Capital 4
Value of Education 7
High School Education in the Philippines 9
Skills Formation 11
Higher Education 12
METHODOLOGY
Conceptual Framework 18
Source of Data 21
The Regression Model 22
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
Employment and unemployment rates of
high school graduates in Antipolo, Rizal 24
Results of the Survey 24
Results of the Logit Regression 31
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 36
BIBLIOGRAPHY 38
APPENDIX
vi List of Tables
Table PAGE
1 Age Profile of Respondents 24
2 Gender Profile of Respondents 25
3 Civil Status of Respondents 25
4 Monthly Household Income per Capita of Respondents 26
5 Household Size of Respondents 27
6 Monthly Household Income of Respondents 28
7 Amount of Training (in months) of Respondents 29
8 Amount of Work Experience (in years) of Respondents 30 9 Frequency Distribution of Abilities/Skills with Weights based
on the Demand of Employers 31
10 Logit Regression of the Factors Affecting the
Employability of High School Graduates 32
vii List of Figures
Figure PAGE
1 Conceptual Framework for Employability of High School Graduates 20
