Project report
Cambodia Education Sector : Public Expenditure Tracking and Quality of Service Delivery Survey
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Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This report describes a Public Expenditure Tracking Survey (PETS) and a Quality of Service Delivery Survey (QSDS) of Cambodia's education sector. They were carried out by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, the Ministry of Economy and Finance and development partners. The PETS follows funds and materials from central government to local schools, and the QSDS looks at how well frontline services are delivered. Earlier surveys from 2005 to 2013 found low leakage but poor timeliness and consistency of funds reaching service providers. The survey is meant to help the government make public service delivery more efficient and effective.
Key points
- PETS examine the flow of funds and materials from central government to local service providers via regional and local governments.
- QSDS are multi-purpose surveys that examine the efficiency of frontline service delivery and the loss of resources.
- Several PETS were conducted in Cambodia between 2005 and 2013.
- Earlier PETS generally found leakage to be low but the timeliness and consistency of funds delivery to be poor.
- Cambodia's schooling has six years of primary, three of lower secondary and three of upper secondary, with at least one year of pre-school.
Limitations
Only the background and purpose are available, with no findings from this survey. The text cannot tell us about school quality, learning outcomes or the situation of children.
Abstract
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), together with key Development Partners, conducted a Public Expenditure Tracking Survey (PETS) and Quality of Service Delivery Survey (QSDS) for the education sector in Cambodia. PETS identify resource use and leakages by examining flows of funds and materials from the central government to local service providers via regional and local governments. QSDS are multi-purpose surveys that examine the efficiency of frontline service delivery and the dissipation of resources by collecting information on service providers and various agents in the system. Several PETS were conducted in Cambodia in the 2005-2013 period. They generally found leakage to be low but the timeliness and consistency of funds delivery to service providers to be poor. This PETS-QSDS will assist the Royal Government of Cambodia in its aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery through several key reforms. The educational structure of schooling in Cambodia is six years of primary, followed by three years of lower secondary then three years of upper secondary. Prior to primary, there is at least one year for pre-school education. Cambodia also has technical and vocational education, which commences after completion of grade 9. Higher education commences after grade 12. (Cambodia)