Bridging the Academic Disparities between Boys and Girls in Cambodian Secondary Education
Key Highlights Girls in Cambodia consistently outperform boys academically, a trend observed since the 2014 national exam reforms, with boys facing higher risks of dropout. Boys are disproportionately affected by weaker academic engagement, higher absenteeism, economic pressures, and greater freedom, leading to socially undesirable activities...
Effectiveness of the Life Skills for Equality Project (LSEP)
The Life Skills for Equality Project (LSEP), a gender-transformative program1 implemented by Room to Read (RtR) -Cambodia, has demonstrated promising results in equipping boys with essential life skills and promoting gender equality. This research study examined LSEP's effectiveness in fostering boys’ education engagement, promoting gender...
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Enhancing the Collaboration between TVET Institutions and the Private Sector in Cambodia: Implications for Skills Provision
Collaboration with the private sector has been an influential tool in addressing a variety of complex issues or problems in both developed and developing economies around the globe. Like many countries, Cambodia has strongly promoted collaboration with the private sector across all education sectors. In the Cambodian TVET sector, the Royal Governme...
Information Needs Assessment for Persons with Disabilities in Cambodia
Background:Closely echoing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Goals call upon State Parties to ensure the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society, including access to information. As part of its mandates, UNESCO contribu...
Examining Student Enrolment Patterns: Case of Lower Secondary School in Siem Reap, Cambodia
This chapter examines the grade progress of students in Cambodia, where the government has made significant efforts in the past few decades to ensure equal access to basic education and has achieved remarkable success in expanding primary education. This study employs a cohort method approach that combines a student enrolment record analysis over s...
Supply of and Demand for Accessible and Affordable Childcare Services in Cambodia
Cambodia’s economy has been growing rapidly over the past two decades, owing in part to women’s participation in the labor market. Female labor force participation is relatively high (74 percent) as compared to the regional average (59 percent); however, women are less likely than men to be in formal, better paid, and more secure forms of...
Does Location Matter? Track and Trace (TnT) Adoption by Primary School Directors in Cambodia
Cambodia’s textbook supply chain experienced challenges with shortages, late deliveries, and inaccurate forecasting, impacting student learning. Track and Trace (TnT), a digital solution that streamlines the supply chain, was introduced in 2022. However, TnT was not implemented equally across schools. Therefore, this paper aims to (1) investigate...
Digital Transformation in Textbooks Supply Chain in Cambodia
Cambodian primary schools often encounter challenges in sourcing textbooks. Inefficient manual processes were used before the introduction of Track and Trace (TnT) in 2022, a digital solution that aimed to streamline the textbook supply chain. This research aims to (1) explore the motivations behind the development of TnT and (2) understand the...
20 Years of FDI in Cambodia: Towards Upper Middle-Income Status and Beyond
Although Cambodia has a strong ambition to become an upper middle-income nation by 2030 and a high income by 2050, it faces various challenges in achieving these goals. This study investigates Cambodia’s progress and potential in this regard by analysing its position and trajectory relative to Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows...