situation
More children in Cambodia are entering school and the
gender gap is quickly closing as more girls make their way
to the classroom. In the 2010/2011 school year, the overall rate
of children enrolled in primary school was 95.2 per cent (95.8
per cent for boys and 94.6 per cent for girls), showing that the
gender gap at primary level has essentially been eliminated.
However, these gains are undermined by persistent challenges
that affect a child’s ability to stay in school and conceal regional
disparities. While Cambodian children are filling the seats in
primary schools, completion rates for primary, and particularly
lower secondary education, are low. Poverty pushes many
students out of school as many parents, especially in rural
areas, cannot afford the direct and indirect costs related to
education and families often require children to help at home
with chores and field work.
Lack of quality of education in schools, leading to high rates of
repetition, also contributes to high dropout rates, particularly
at the primary school level. Repeating grades results in a
significant proportion of overage children in primary schools,
preventing children from reaching the transition to secondary
school at an age where it still makes sense to continue
in education.
Challenges multiply for children in rural and remote regions,
especially those from ethnic minorities, who lack access
to consistent, quality education. In the 2008/2009 school
year, nearly half of children in remote areas admitted to grade
one were over the age of six, compared to 29 per cent in urban
areas. Meanwhile, preschool and other early education
situationMore children in Cambodia are entering school and thegender gap is quickly closing as more girls make their wayto the classroom. In the 2010/2011 school year, the overall rateof children enrolled in primary school was 95.2 per cent (95.8per cent for boys and 94.6 per cent for girls), showing that thegender gap at primary level has essentially been eliminated.However, these gains are undermined by persistent challengesthat affect a child’s ability to stay in school and conceal regionaldisparities. While Cambodian children are filling the seats inprimary schools, completion rates for primary, and particularlylower secondary education, are low. Poverty pushes manystudents out of school as many parents, especially in ruralareas, cannot afford the direct and indirect costs related toeducation and families often require children to help at homewith chores and field work.Lack of quality of education in schools, leading to high rates ofrepetition, also contributes to high dropout rates, particularlyat the primary school level. Repeating grades results in asignificant proportion of overage children in primary schools,preventing children from reaching the transition to secondaryschool at an age where it still makes sense to continuein education.Challenges multiply for children in rural and remote regions,especially those from ethnic minorities, who lack accessto consistent, quality education. In the 2008/2009 schoolyear, nearly half of children in remote areas admitted to gradeone were over the age of six, compared to 29 per cent in urbanareas. Meanwhile, preschool and other early education
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