Table 1.21,,,,,,,,
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX BY PROVINCE,,,,,,,,
1994 and 1997,,,,,,,,
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Region and,,,,,Region and,,,
province,1994 ,1997 ,,,province,1994 ,1997 ,
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Philippines,0.660,0.625,,,6  Western Visayas,,,
,,,,,  Aklan,0.569 ,0.553 ,
NCR,0.873,0.885,,,  Antique,0.490 ,0.550 ,
,,,,,  Capiz,0.493 ,0.543 ,
CAR,,,,,  Iloilo ,0.570 ,0.584 ,
  Abra,0.517,0.579,,,  Negros Occidental,0.543 ,0.539 ,
  Apayao,0.496,0.529,,,  Guimaras,0.556 ,0.555 ,
  Benguet,0.617,0.624,,,,,,
  Ifugao,0.397,0.448,,,7  Central Visayas,,,
  Kalinga  Apayao,0.496,0.522,,,  Bohol,0.521 ,0.543 ,
  Mountain Province,0.503,0.541,,,  Cebu,0.562 ,0.556 ,
,,,,,  Negros Oriental,0.495 ,0.494 ,
1  Ilocos ,,,,,  Siquijor,0.510 ,0.509 ,
  Ilocos Norte,0.617,0.644,,,,,,
  Ilocos Sur,0.597,0.615,,,8  Eastern Visayas,,,
  La Union,0.617,0.617,,,  Biliran,0.510 ,0.522 ,
  Pangasinan,0.598,0.611,,,  Eastern Samar,0.553 ,0.509 ,
,,,,,  Leyte ,0.501 ,0.520 ,
2  Cagayan Valley,,,,,  Northern Samar,0.457 ,0.482 ,
  Batanes,0.750,0.709,,,  Samar,0.457 ,0.492 ,
  Cagayan,0.589,0.552,,,  Southern Leyte,0.556 ,0.550 ,
  Isabela,0.600,0.603,,,,,,
  Nueva Vizcaya ,0.581,0.576,,,9  Western Mindanao,,,
  Quirino,0.512,0.552,,,  Basilan,0.411 ,0.434 ,
,,,,,  Zamboanga del Norte,0.461 ,0.505 ,
3  Central Luzon,,,,,  Zamboanga del Sur,0.502 ,0.521 ,
  Bataan,0.643,0.723,,,,,,
  Bulacan ,0.721,0.700,,,10 Northern Mindanao,,,
  Nueva Ecija,0.619,0.602,,,  Bukidnon,0.503 ,0.533 ,
  Pampanga,0.658,0.646,,,  Camiguin,0.493 ,0.532 ,
  Tarlac,0.570,0.604,,,  Misamis Oriental,0.555 ,0.540 ,
  Zambales,0.576,0.598,,,  Misamis Occidental,0.541 ,0.533 ,
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4  Southern Tagalog,,,,,11 Southern Mindanao,,,
  Aurora,0.552,0.585,,,  Davao ,0.533 ,0.525 ,
  Batangas,0.666,0.681,,,  Davao del Sur,0.490 ,0.517 ,
  Cavite,0.773,0.721,,,  Davao Oriental,0.470 ,0.492 ,
  Laguna,0.710,0.673,,,  South Cotabato,0.527 ,0.532 ,
  Marinduque,0.609,0.582,,,  Sarangani,0.516 ,0.489 ,
  Occidental Mindoro,0.577,0.553,,,  Sultan Kudarat,0.506 ,0.529 ,
  Oriental Mindoro,0.589,0.592,,,,,,
  Palawan,0.491,0.535,,,12 Central Mindanao,,,
  Quezon ,0.576,0.599,,,  Lanao del Norte,0.461 ,0.465 ,
  Rizal ,0.722,0.690,,,  North Cotabato,0.503 ,0.514 ,
  Romblon,0.480,0.533,,,,,,
,,,,,ARMM,,,
5  Bicol ,,,,,  Lanao del Sur,0.427 ,0.408 ,
  Albay,0.569,0.556,,,  Maguindanao,0.410 ,0.403 ,
  Camarines Norte,0.548,0.549,,,  Sulu,0.347 ,0.331 ,
  Camarines Sur,0.577,0.568,,,  Tawi-Tawi,0.376 ,0.425 ,
  Catanduanes,0.562,0.550,,,,,,
  Masbate,0.447,0.487,,,Caraga ,,,
  Sorsogon,0.525,0.589,,,  Agusan del Norte,0.508 ,0.512 ,
,,,,,  Agusan del Sur,0.449 ,0.478 ,
,,,,,  Surigao del Norte,0.518 ,0.527 ,
,,,,,  Surigao del Sur,0.533 ,0.516 ,
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Source: Human Development Network.,,,,,,,,
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