One in every 10 Filipinos aged between 6 and 24 years is an out-of-school child/youth, according to a 2016 survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released on Tuesday.

"Of the 3.8 million out of school youths (OSCYs), 87.3 percent were 16 to 24 years old, 7.7 percent were 12 to 15 years old and 5.0 percent were 6 to 11 years old," it said.

Survey results show that marriage or family matters was the main reason (42.3%) for dropping out of school, followed by high cost of education/financial concern (20.2%).

Among females, "marriage or family matters" was the main reason for dropping out (59.3%); on the other hand, "lack of interest" (36.5%) was the principal reason among males.

The PSA said around 53% of OSCYs belong to bottom 30 percent of families based on per capita income.

The Annual Poverty Indicators Survey is a survey conducted by the PSA that covers around 11,000 households nationwide.