Country Report
Cambodia's Country Report provides an overview of necessary information about people, economy, Internet penetration, electronic and print media, education, and global gender gap.
If ICT is to play important role in connecting people daily life with world wide network of information there is a needed to look into under what condition and why people have or not have access to ICT.
| Capital: | Phnom Penh |
| Land Area: | 1,81,035 square kilometers |
| Provinces/municipalities: | 24 |
| Official Language: | Khmer |
| Currency: | Riel |
People1
| Total/Urban/Rural | Both Sexes | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,437,656 | 5,926,248 | 5,511,408 |
| Urban | 1,795,575 | 917,389 | 878,186 |
| Rural | 9,642,081 | 5,008,859 | 4,633,222 |
| Total/Urban/Rural | Both Sexes | Females | Males |
| Total | 100% | 51.81% | 48.18% |
| Urban | 15.69% | 8.02% | 7.67% |
| Rural | 84.30% | 43.79% | 40.50% |
| Total population of the year 2004, according to the World Bank: | 13.80 millions | |
| Percentage of female headed households: | 25.7% | |
| Percentage of population by age groups | ||
|---|---|---|
| Children(0-14): | 42.8% | |
| Economically productive age group (15-64): | 53.7% | |
| The elderly population (65+): | 3.5% | |
| Infant mortality rate under 1 year (2005)2: | 65% | |
| Life expectancy at birth (2001)3: | 57.4 | |
Economy4
| GNI, Gross National Income, per capita, Atlas method (current US$): | 350 |
| GDP, Gross Domestic Products: | 4.9 billions |
| GDP growth (annual %): | 7.7 |
Internet Penetration
| Internet Service Providers, ISPs: 11 | |
|---|---|
| Camnet, 1997 | www.camnet.com.kh |
| Online(formerly Bigpond),1997 | www.online.com.kh |
| Camintel, 1999 | www.camintel.com |
| Telesurf, 2001 | www.telesurf.com.kh |
| Casacom, 2002 | www.hellogsm.com.kh |
| Camshin, 2003 | www.camshin.com |
| CityLink, 2005 | www.citylink.com.kh |
| AngkorNet, 2006 | www.angkornet.com.kh |
| WirelessIP, 2006 | www.wirelessip.com.kh |
| WiCAM, 2006 | www.wicam.com.kh |
| PPCTV, 2005 | www.ppctv.com.kh |
| Country Code Level Domain, ccld: | .kh |
| Country Code Level Domain registrar: | Ministry of Post and Telecommunication |
| Internet access fee per hour at Internet café in Phnom Penh (2006): |
US$0.25 - 0.40 |
| Telephone operators |
|---|
| Fixed line operators: 3, phone number format 023 xxxxxx |
| Ministry of Post and Telecommnicatios |
| Camintel, 1995 |
| Camshin, 1993 |
| Mobile line Operators: 3 | |
| Camshin, 1993 | Phone number format 011 xxxxxx |
| Mobitel, 1997 | Phone number format 012/092 xxxxxx, 0121 xxxxxx |
| HelloGSM, 1999 | Phone number format 015/016 xxxxxx |
| International Gateways: 2 (001, 007) | |
Education5
| Number of Primary schools: | 6,277 |
| Number of Lower Secondary schools: | 670 |
| Number of Upper Secondary schools: | 252 |
| Students, Primary schools: | 2,558,467 |
| Students, Lower Secondary schools: | 588,333 |
| Students, Upper Secondary schools: | 204,925 |
| Percentage of female students at primary schools: | 47.26% |
| Percentage of female students at lower secondary schools: | 44.89% |
| Percentage of female students at upper secondary schools: | 38.82% |
| Percentage of national budget for Education (2005): | 18.5% |
| Literacy rate (15 years old and over, 2004): | 73.6% |
| Vocational schools (public and private): | 208 |
| Students of vocational schools (public and private): | 38,282 |
| Tertiary institutions (public and private): | 69 |
| Students of tertiary institutions (public and private): | 72,785 |
Global Gender Gap6
| Gender Gap Index: rank 89 (out of 115 countries), score 0.629 (0: inequality, 1: equality) | |
| Labour force participation (female): | 74% |
| Labour force participation (male): | 80% |
| Legislators, senior officials, and managers (female): | 14% |
| Legislators, senior officials, and managers (male): | 86% |
| Professional and technical workers(female): | 33% |
| Professional and technical workers (male): | 67% |
| Women in parliament: | 10% |
| Men in parliament: | 90% |
| Women in ministerial positions: | 7% |
| Men in ministerial positions: | 93% |
1 General Population Census of Cambodia 1998; Final Census Results (2nd Edition); by the National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
4 World Bank, 2004
6 World Economic Forum. The Global Gender Gap Report 2006
