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The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS; km, ក្រសួងអប់រំ យុវជន និងកីឡា, ) is the
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responsible for promoting and regulating
education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...
, youth and
sport Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...
development, in
Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand ...
. , the Minister of Education, Youth and Sport 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 Pe ...
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are in
Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...
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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 Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in Writing, written form in some specific context of use. In other wo ...
survey throughout Cambodia. Unlike the 1997 literacy survey done by the Ministry of Planning, which only consisted of yes–no questions according to
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, 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. In comparison, the 1997 survey reported a 66% literacy rate.


Directorates

The Ministry has six directorates: *Directorate General of Administration and Finance *Directorate General of Education *Directorate General of Higher Education *Directorate General of Policies and Planning *Directorate General of Sport *Directorate General of Youth *Inspectorate General


Ministers (since 1979)


See also

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Education in Cambodia Education in Cambodia is controlled by the state through the Ministry of Education in a national level and by the Department of Education at the provincial level. The Cambodian education system includes pre-school, primary, secondary education ...
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Government of Cambodia The politics of Cambodia are defined within the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the king serves as the head of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. The collapse of communism set in motion events that led ...
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List of universities in Cambodia This is a list of universities in Cambodia. This is the list of universities in Cambodia according to the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport. The Cambodian formal education system ceased to exist and many educated people fled the ...


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Ministry of Education, Youth and SportMinistry of Education, Youth and Sport
1993 establishments in Cambodia Education in Cambodia
Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand ...
Government ministries of Cambodia Ministries established in 1993 Sport in Cambodia
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