Schools in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Of the 18 regions in the Philippines, BARMM has the most learners per teacher in public schools and the 13th most learners. In SY 2024-25 its schools held 1,084,130 learners, with another 23,430 in ALS, and 25,133 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools rose 2.2% from SY 2023-24 with ALS not counted: public schools grew 0.7%, private schools grew 16.2%, and SUC and LUC schools fell 7.5%. Of the 2,626 reporting public schools, 1,943 (74%) have no internet, against 26% nationally, and 233 (9%) have no electricity, against 2% nationally.

Leaving out 145 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Jolo National High School, with 135 learners per classroom. The page lists its six provinces and 11 schools divisions, so the figures can be followed down to each one.

Schools: 2,951; Up 19 from SY 2023-24; 2,626 public, 269 private, 56 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 521; Up 5 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 1,107,560; Up 23,276 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 25,133; Down 935 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 18,178; Down 213 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

For SY 2024-25 and all schools, whatever is chosen above.

BARMM has the 13th most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 2.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 0.7%, private schools grew 16.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 7.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 85% are in public schools (85% nationally), 13% in private schools (14% nationally) and 3% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Cotabato City Central Pilot School (6,250 learners), Cotabato City National High School - Main (5,720 learners) and Sulu College of Technology Inc. (4,349 learners).
Leaving out 10 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at AMA Computer College-Cotabato City (+98%) and fell most at Sulu State College (−57%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 145 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Jolo National High School, with 135 learners per classroom.
Of the 2,626 reporting public schools, 233 (9%) have no electricity, against 2% nationally; 197 (8%) have no water, against 2% nationally; 1,943 (74%) have no internet, against 26% nationally.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 1,107,560 learners, 1,084,130 in schools and 23,430 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	1,107,560
In schools	1,084,130
In community learning centers (ALS)	23,430
Male	538,603
Female	568,122
Not broken down by sex	835

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 835 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	685,340	47,501	1,812	0	734,653
Junior High School	180,788	39,668	20,697	0	241,153
Senior High School	53,174	48,621	5,702	0	107,497
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	3,673	3,673
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	6,302	6,302
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	13,447	13,447

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 835 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	57,695	57,530	115,225
Grade 1	61,123	59,588	120,711
Grade 2	62,157	61,735	123,892
Grade 3	52,766	53,060	105,826
Grade 4	47,223	46,954	94,177
Grade 5	44,694	44,267	88,961
Grade 6	41,545	43,853	85,398
Grade 7	33,626	36,537	70,163
Grade 8	28,597	33,244	61,841
Grade 9	25,272	30,752	56,024
Grade 10	23,150	29,975	53,125
Grade 11	28,553	33,700	62,253
Grade 12	20,086	25,158	45,244
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	285	178	463
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1,440	2,233	3,673
ALS A&E elementary	3,368	2,934	6,302
ALS A&E secondary	7,023	6,424	13,447
Broken down by grade	538,603	568,122	1,106,725

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	83,298
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	19,557
Arts and Design	4,731
Sports	154
All tracks	107,740

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	8,064	8,173	16,237
Elementary	68,252	70,331	138,583
Junior High School	10,950	13,104	24,054
All	87,266	91,608	178,874

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7,314	7,207	14,521
Elementary	41,616	40,708	82,324
Junior High School	13,153	15,605	28,758
Senior High School	4,172	5,349	9,521
All	66,255	68,869	135,124

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	12	8	20
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	16	5	21
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	14	3	17
Open High School Program	44	51	95
Other School-Initiated Intervention	168	154	322
All	254	221	475

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 2,951 schools and 521 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	2,626
Private schools	269
SUCs and LUCs	56
Community learning centers (ALS)	521
All	3,472

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	2,396
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	34
Kindergarten to Grade 12	54
Junior high only	168
Junior and senior high	282
Senior high only	17
Community learning centers (ALS)	521

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	2,626
Community learning centers (ALS)	521
Non-sectarian	156
Sectarian	113
State universities and colleges	54
Local universities and colleges	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 25,133 teachers and 1,589 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	25,133
Non-teaching personnel	1,589
All personnel	26,722

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	18,361
Junior High School	5,915
Senior High School	857
All teachers	25,133

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners per teacher
Elementary	37.3
Junior High School	30.6
Senior High School	62.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 18,178 classrooms and 14,262 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 18,178
Seats (approximate): 544,746
Toilets: 14,262
Functional computers: 23,650
Faucets: 19,440; 15,107 with water

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25: shares of each by level

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25, with learners per resource
Measure	Elementary	Junior High School	Senior High School
Classrooms	13,947	3,161	1,070
Learners per classroom	49.1	57.2	49.7
Seats (approximate)	411,025	99,172	34,549
Learners per seat	1.7	1.8	1.5
Toilets	11,894	1,854	514
Learners per toilet	57.6	97.5	103.5
Functional computers	7,703	10,395	5,552
Learners per computer	89.0	17.4	9.6

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With water supply	Without
Elementary	2,084	180
Junior High School	342	27
Senior High School	198	33

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	Grid supply	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	1,260	542	254	208
Junior High School	245	48	48	28
Senior High School	161	29	29	12

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With internet access	Without
Elementary	535	1,729
Junior High School	127	242
Senior High School	89	142

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	3,296
Male	3,177
Shared	7,410
For persons with disabilities	379
All toilets	14,262

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25
Faucets	Number
With water	15,107
Without water	4,333
All faucets	19,440

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	1,906
Playground	1,847
Entrance Gate	1,714
Temporary Perimeter Fence	1,324
Offices	1,127
Exit Gate	1,081
Permanent Perimeter Fence	1,007
Solar Panel	918
Covered Court	539
Library/Learning Resource Center	530
Faculty Room	509
Computer Room	471
Clinic	308
Conference Room	233
Supply Room	201
Home Economic Room	178
Flood Marker	171
Paved Pathway	160
Science Laboratory	133
Data File Room/Records Room	122
Canteen	82
Gymnasium	72
Student Co-Curricular Center	63
Roofing	61
Industrial Arts Room	43
Youth Development Center	27
Bike Rack	19
Speech Laboratory	5

Provinces

6 provinces, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Provinces in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Basilan	260	89,995	2,107	37.3
City of Cotabato	85	72,455	1,620	32.6
Lanao del Sur	977	324,310	8,115	31.7
Maguindanao	728	320,749	6,049	44.2
Sulu	478	163,662	3,440	41.9
Tawi-Tawi	306	96,327	2,593	31.2

Schools divisions

11 schools divisions, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Schools divisions in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Basilan	190	60,542	1,513	37.3
Cotabato City	85	72,455	1,620	32.6
Lamitan City	70	29,453	594	37.5
Lanao del Sur - I	455	145,529	3,726	33.8
Lanao del Sur - II	421	121,472	3,420	31.2
Maguindanao I	380	180,793	3,054	46.9
Maguindanao II	348	139,956	2,995	41.5
Marawi City	101	57,309	969	25.4
Special Geographic Area Division	117	40,062	1,209	31.8
Sulu	478	163,662	3,440	41.9
Tawi-Tawi	306	96,327	2,593	31.2

About this data

835 learners in SY 2024-25 are counted in the totals but not broken down by grade, level or sex, so those charts show at least these numbers.
Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

Each school year's figures for Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) count the schools DepEd placed there that year. Figures come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked

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