Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 01:23 PM, Jan 03, 2024

January 3, 2024

Dear Jonas Genova,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 24, 2023 02:12:58 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Digital Literacy rate in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved.

Our apologies for the delayed response. 

In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to the following: 

Census of Population and Housing reports: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/index
https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=se,phr:%22CPH%20-%20Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing.%22

More than 50 million have Access to the Internet (2020 Census of Population and Housing): https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/node/1684059979

Table A. Households Reporting Presence of Household Conveniences/Devices/Vehicle At Home by Region: Philippines, 2020 https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/SR_Statistical%20Tables_Household%20Convenience.xlsx

Functional literacy rate of Filipinos by exposure to different forms of mass media ranges from 92.6 percent to 97.1 percent in 2019: https://psa.gov.ph/content/functional-literacy-rate-filipinos-exposure-different-forms-mass-media-ranges-926-percent

Table 2.  Proportion of population 10 to 64 years old in urban and rural areas by frequency of exposure to various forms of mass media, Philippines: 2019: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/dhsd/2022-12/2%2520-%2520FLEMMS%25202019%2520Statistical-Tables-PR3%2520%2528formatted%2529.xlsx

APIS: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/income-expenditure/apis
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/income-expenditure/apis/stat-tables

Table 6. Percentage Distribution of Families by Ownership of Household Conveniences by Region and Area of Residence: Philippines, 2022 – Continued: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/iesd/Statistical%20Tables_0.xlsx

Table 7. Percentage Distribution of Families with Subscription to Cable, Broadband/Fiber/DSL Internet and Video Streaming Services by Region and Area of Residence: Philippines, 2022:  https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/iesd/Statistical%20Tables_0.xlsx

OpenSTAT: 17.8.1 Proportion of individuals using the Internet, by sex: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G17/0083I3D178A.px/?rxid=c715f811-7a2e-44a7-82ea-001dfbefe10c  

4.4.1.p1 Proportion of population with exposure to internet, by sex: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G04/0103I3D441A.px/?rxid=c715f811-7a2e-44a7-82ea-001dfbefe10c 

17.8.1 Proportion of individuals using the Internet, by geographical location (urban/rural): https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G17/0093I3D178B.px/?rxid=c715f811-7a2e-44a7-82ea-001dfbefe10c 

4.4.1.p1 Proportion of population with exposure to internet, by geographical location (urban/rural): https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G04/0113I3D441B.px/?rxid=c715f811-7a2e-44a7-82ea-001dfbefe10c 

17.6.2 Fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G17/0073I3D1762.px/?rxid=c715f811-7a2e-44a7-82ea-001dfbefe10c

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Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza
(Assistant National Statistician)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service