The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS; km, ក្រសួងអប់រំ យុវជន និងកីឡា, ) is the
government ministry
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responsible for promoting and regulating
education, youth and
sport development, in
Cambodia.
, the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports is Dr.
Hang Chuon Naron
Hangchuon Naron ( km, ហង់ជួន ណារ៉ុន ; born 2 January 1962) is a Cambodian academic, economist, and politician who is the current Minister for Education, Youth and Sports, serving since 2013. A member of the Cambodian P ...
.
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/ref> The ministry's main offices
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are in Phnom Penh
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.
History
The ministry was established on 24 January 1996, although others date it to 1992 or 1993.
In 1999, the Ministry conducted an extensive literacy survey throughout Cambodia. Unlike the 1997 literacy survey done by the Ministry of Planning, which only consisted of yes–no questions according to UNESCO, the 1999 survey included a reading and writing test, and its results revealed that only 37.1% of the adult Cambodian population were functionally literate.
Directorates
The Ministry has six directorate
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s:
Ministers (since 1979)
See also
* Education in Cambodia
* Government of Cambodia
* List of universities in Cambodia
References
External links
Ministry of Education, Youth and SportMinistry of Education, Youth and Sport
1993 establishments in Cambodia
Education in Cambodia
Cambodia
Government ministries of Cambodia
Ministries established in 1993
Sport in Cambodia
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