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Workshop on
“Asia-Pacific Education for Sustainable Development”
Country Report Coverage on: Socio-economic Issue – Livelihood, Challenges and Education Status in Cambodia
Ms. Houth RatanakDirector
Open Forum of Cambodia
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Table of Contents
I. Country Background
II. Overview of the Poverty Situation
III. The Macroeconomic Framework
IV. Socio – Economic Development Challenges and
Performance Over the Last Decade
V. The Basic Education Strategy For Nine Years
VI. Cross Cutting Education Reform Progress and Impact
VII. Conclusions
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Area: 181, 035 square kilometersPopulation: 13, 124, 764 million (2003 est.) It is bordered by:
- Thailand to the West and Northwest,
- Lao PDR to the North, - Vietnam to east and
Southeast, - and by the Gulf of Thailand
to the South and Southwest.
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I. Country Background
Population in Rural Area: 85 – 90%.
Ethnic Group: about 90% Khmer, 5% Chinese, 5%
Vietnamese, and small numbers of hill tribes (Chams
and Burmese etc.).
Languages used: Khmer (95%), French (olders), English
(younger generation).
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67.379.1
64.9
0
20
40
60
80
Adult Literacy Rate (Aged 15 and over)
Total Urban Rural
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Census population 1998
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II. Overview of the Poverty Situation
Reduced per capita consumption (measure in Riel).Inequality is very high; particularly along urban-rural lines. Illiteracy
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III.The Macroeconomic Framework
The historical legacy of genocide.The 1980s, the country remained isolated from the world (Soviet and Vietnamese and UN auspices in 1991).The sharp fall in investment and output in the mid-1990s.Grow in recent year strongly influenced by expansion of the export-oriented garment industry.
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A policy of selective and carefully targeted demand expansion seems to us to be a good solution to this problem.
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IV. Socio-Economic Development: Challenges and Performance over the decade.
Economic will growth when: Macroeconomic is stable. The public investments are increased. Reintegrate into the international community. GDP growth. The industrial sectors growth. Tourism has significantly contributed to the
country’s economic development and poverty reduction.
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Inequality
Inequalities of Gender in social, economic and political spheres.
Inequalities of development between rural and urban communities.
Inequalities of income.
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Population High population grow. Increasing number of dependents to income
earners. Increasing under and unemployment and
depressing wages. Increasing the pressure on public service delivery
in education. The high demand for social health.
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V. Major current policies and programs 2002 - 2006
The five policy areas, which planed by MOEYS:1. Effective partnership towards Education For All2. Increased equitable access to education services3. Improved quality and internal efficiency of
education4. Enhanced management and de-concentration of
education services5. Increased resource allocation to the education
sector
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5.2 The Key ChallengesThere are six major challenges that identified in the
Education Sector:1. To solve inequalities within the educational
sector.2. To improve the quantity and the qualities of
education service.3. To increase the demand for education.4. To accelerate the process of decentralization.5. To keep children in school once enrolled.6. To involve improving the quality and access to
preschool education.
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5.3 Framework for Meeting the Key ChallengesThe main policy initiatives stated in the strategic plan (ESP).
1. Assuring equitable access to basic education.2. Target student from poor families.3. Promoting quality and efficiency improvement.4. Accelerating decentralization.
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VI. Cross Cutting Education Reform Progress and Impact.
6.1 Reform Progress and Impact Analysis by Gender and Ethnic Minority. Progress and Impact on Gender. Progress and Impact on Ethnic group.
6.2 Education in Remote and Border Areas: Progress and Impact. Increasing number of school. Improving the service. Teacher incentive strategic.
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Otherwise: The numbers of children abandon school in
primary will be increased. Decreasing secondary school enrolment. The limited to availability of lower and upper
secondary school facility.
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VII. Conclusions Despite steady economic growth during the past
decade, poverty has not declined significantly, falling from only 39 to 36 percent between 1994 and 1999.
On the social side, progress has been slow and uneven.
Gender equality remains a major issue in most areas of socio-economic life despite clear government commitment to female empowerment.
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Recommendations:
In order to reach the ESD, we as the stakeholders must identify the main problems of:
• Poverty• Impact of Environment• Inequality
Then, we make a good strategy that very country in the region able to implement the process.