One in three children in Cambodia have repeated a grade.

The percentage of the Cambodian population that has attained at least grade seven by age 15 in 2017 was only 28 per cent, meaning that the remaining 72 per cent of 15-year-olds in 2017 were either in grades below seven or out of school.

Students in Cambodia performed below the ASEAN average scores in reading, mathematics and science, which taken together are basic requirements for skills training.

In the end, despite the apparent challenges, the government will likely remain focussed on its seven-prong Education Strategic Plan 2019-2023 that aims to develop a quality, equitable and inclusive education system.

The measures include raising salaries and bonuses based on teachers’ performance, building more primary schools, strengthening school inspections, updating its technical education master plan for upper secondary schools, enhancing educational responses to the labour market, and preparing a comprehensive curriculum framework.

(Source: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/special-reports/passing-test-cambodias-education-system-failing-its-people)