Imagine a classroom built for learning—but filled with 60 or more students. For many public school learners in the Philippines, especially at the junior and senior high school levels, this is the everyday reality.
This International Day of Education, let's look at where classroom congestion is most severe and why it persists despite years of classroom construction. Using administrative data and field insights, a 蝌蚪传媒 study in partnership with EDCOM 2 - The Second Congressional Commission on Education unpacked how ageing school buildings, uneven investments, and implementation bottlenecks continue to limit the number of usable classrooms.
Understanding where congestion happens, and why, is a crucial step toward building learning environments that work for both students and teachers.
Read the full study “Low Fertility, Ageing Buildings, and School Congestion in the Philippines: Tailwinds, Headwinds, and Some Policy Options” at .
