Paje is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna (UPLB). He finished his M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning and Doctor of Public Administration at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City. He took a special training on Environmental Economics and Policy Analysis from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Diploma on Human Resources Development and Management from the Australian National University in Canberra.
