For many, work-school equation doesn’t add up

27 January 2015
The Phnom Penh Post
Education and training / Education policy and administration / Social development
Hang Chuon Naron / NGO Education Partnership / Report on Fixing the Broken Promise of Education for All / UNESCO

Almost a quarter of Cambodian students aged 7 to 14 are forced to give up school because their work intercedes, according to a new study by UNESCO. … With 10 per cent of 7- to 14-year-olds classified as child labourers, Cambodia has more young children working than any country in the region besides Timor Leste. And while the nation has drastically improved the number of primary schoolers registered, gross enrolment for secondary school has barely budged in the past decade. Last academic year, the percentage of students transitioning from primary to secondary school slid backwards, government statistics show. The dropout grade level and high child labour statistics relate, according to educators. …

 Laignee Barron
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