Becky Hurwitz

Trying to get a sense of who among and how large a sector of the population could use a tool that is (a) written (b) computer-based. So, digging for numbers about literacy and telecom ownership, usage, access. I’m not just interested in computer and internet ownership/access. I’m also interested in radio, tv, newspaper. There is already successful KR/ECCC programming on radio and tv. It might be a good idea to build on those existing successes. The following stats are basic demographic and specific educational stats — from the National Institute of Statistics (http://www.nis.gov.kh/index.php/home).

GDP per Capita: $739 (2008)
Population: 13,395,682 (2008)
Male: 48.6%, Female: 51.4%
Population growth rade: 1.54%

Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2004 (http://www.nis.gov.kh/index.php/statistics/surveys/cses/cses2004result)
Educational attainment and enrollment
43 percent of women aged 25 and over have none or only some education (not completed first grade). The corresponding figure for men is 20 percent. Only 0.4 percent of women have post-secondary education, and 1.8 percent of men. Adult literacy rate, population aged 15 and over, is 60 percent for women and 80 percent for men. Some 3.7 million (55 percent) of the population aged 5-24 years were enrolled in the formal school system in 2004. The share has increased from 46 percent in 1999. Of the 20-29 year old in the labor market in 2004 some 17 percent have completed lower secondary school.

Educational expenses
Educational expenses per student for one school year include school fees, tuition, textbooks, other school supplies, gifts to teachers, and contribution to building funds. Households estimate educational expenses to below riels 50,000 (US $10) for pre-school and primary school students, for upper secondary to riels 393,000 (just below US $100), for technical/vocational riels 1.1 million (just above US $250), and for university riels 2.1 million (just above US $500).