Education

• a. Day Care Centers:
Private - 6
Public - 50
• b. Elementary Schools:
Private - 5
Public - 60
Student:Teacher Ratio - 1.22
• c. Secondary Schools:
Private - 6 Public - 13 Student: Teacher Ratio - 1.35
• d. Tertiary School:
1. Siquijor State College Larena, Siquijor
2. Balite Institute of Technology Siquijor, Siquijor
3. Quezon Memorial Institute of Siquijor Siquijor, Siquijor
4. Lazi National Agricultural School Lazi, Siquijor

Out of School Youth

a. Elementary - 6,998
b. Secondary - 7,710
c. Tertiary - 3,568

Literacy Rate:

Male - 95.2%
Female - 94.2%
• a. Day Care Centers:

Health

Number of Doctors - 5
Doctor Population Ratio - 1:16,320
Number of Dentist - 2
Dental Population Ratio - 1:40,799
Number of Nurses - 8
Nurses Population Ratio - 1:10,200
Number of Midwives - 37
Midwife Population Ratio - 1:2,205
Number of Health Workers - 691
Health Workers Pop. Ratio - 1:19
Hospitals:
a. Siquijor Provincial Hospital
b. Lazi Medicare
Hospital Bed Population Ratio- 1:544
Health Units/Centers:
a. Municipal Health Centers - 6
b. Barangay Health Centers - 134
c. Private Medical Clinic - 2
d. Private Dental Clinic - 3
e. Private Optical Clinic - 2
f. Medical Laboratory - 1
Leading Causes of Morbidity:
a. Pneumonia
b. Acute Gastroenteritis
c. Urinary Tract Infection
d. Gastritis
e. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Leading Causes of Mortality:
a. Pneumonia
b. Cerebro Vascular Disease
c. Hypertensive Cardio Vascular Disease
d. Hepatoma
e. Breast Cancer
Infant Mortality Rate - 8.0/1,000 live birth
Maternal Death Rate - 0
Malnutrition Rate - 5.03%
Birth Rate - 19.43/1,000 population
Death Rate - 7.03/1,000 population

Protective Services

Number of Police Officers - 124
Police Vehicles - 11
Number of Firemen - 11
Number of Augmented Fire Aide - None
Number of Fire Trucks - 4 (Siquijor, Larena & Lazi)