Counting the Costs of Free Education: Shared Household and Government Costs in Cambodian Lower Secondary Education

Alexander Towne

doi:10.4324/9781003397144

Counting the Costs of Free Education: Shared Household and Government Costs in Cambodian Lower Secondary Education

Alexander Towne

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

This chapter examines the balance of government and household costs within the public education system in Cambodia in 2017. The chapter analyzes the costs at the lower secondary level and explores the differences between urban and rural households. The chapter finds that there has been a significant reduction in the burden on households of financing lower secondary education. However, these changes have not translated into a net increase in enrolments, one of the areas for action that the chapter also highlights.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Education and Power in Contemporary Southeast Asia
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003397144
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

Cambodia
Education costs
Enrolment
Lower secondary years
Public education

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction
International and Comparative Education
Secondary Education

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