Partner since:
Total grant support: US$182,834,755
Grant eligibility:
Partnership Compact
Priority: Improve student learning outcomes by addressing agreed priorities, namely gender equality, quality learning and quality teaching.
Coordinating agency: UNICEF
GPE Team lead: Talia Miranda
Having achieved nearly universal primary education by 2012, Cambodia broadened its education goals to focus on quality in addition to access. Teacher reform, as set out in the Teacher Policy and Action Plan from 2013, has been a key priority of Cambodia's Ministry of education, with various strategies to improve teacher recruitment and performance and pilots over recent years.
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged progress, and evidence of learning loss has fortified Cambodia’s commitment to deliver quality education to all: in 2021, 45% of grade 6 students were not proficient in Khmer language compared with 34% in 2016, and 74% were not proficient in mathematics compared with 49% in 2016.
The government is working with GPE and other partners to improve education in Cambodia by improving student learning outcomes. New early grade learning materials provide structured lesson plans for teachers, improved assessments will help teachers identify students’ learning needs, and teacher training will focus on teaching students at their competency levels.
The government is piloting new remediation measures to support students who fall behind.
out-of-school rate for children of lower-secondary school age
of children start learning one year before entering primary school
of primary teachers have the minimum required qualifications
of government expenditure on education
(data as of October 08, 2025)
Type: System transformation and Multiplier
Years: 2024 - 2028
Allocation: US$25,390,000
Utilization: US$5,219,360
Grant agent: UNESCO, UNICEF
Improve student learning outcomes by strengthening the quality of education through:
Type: Multiplier
Years: 2024 - 2028
Allocation: US$20,000,000
Utilization: US$2,839,165
Grant agent: World Bank
Improve the quality of and equitable access to general education in target areas, and provide immediate and effective response in case of a crisis or emergency.
Type: System capacity
Years: 2023 - 2026
Allocation: US$2,700,000
Utilization: US$1,040,336
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Multiplier
Years: 2022 - 2028
Allocation: US$10,000,000
Utilization: US$4,741,827
Grant agent: World Bank
Improve the quality of and equitable access to general education in target areas and to provide immediate and effective response in case of an eligible crisis or emergency.
As part of its investment in civil society advocacy and social accountability efforts, GPE’s Education Out Loud fund is supporting the NGO Education Partnership (NEP) for the 2024-2026 period. This builds on previous support from the Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF).
