UN Analysis Final.pdf - United Nations in Cambodia

Table 5-3. Youth labour force participation, by level of education
Age group
No or only
some education
Primary not
completed/
class 1-5
Primary
completed/
class 6-8
Lower secondary
completed/
class 9-11
Upper secondary
completed/
class 12-13
Post secondary
education
10-14 11.3 78.1 10.4 0.2 - -
15-19 13.4 42.2 34.5 8.9 1.0 0.1
20-24 18.9 36.3 25.4 11.6 5.7 2.0
Source: CSES 2004
Cambodia is largely agricultural, with 60 per cent of its labour force in farming (Table 5-4). Industry accounts
for an additional 13 per cent of employment, while the service sector employs approximately 27 per cent. We
find that those who are younger tend to be employed in agriculture while those aged 20-24 are more likely to
work in manufacturing even if the majority of them still work in agriculture. Compared to their 15-19 year-old
counterparts, this latter age group are equally active in trade, transport and communication, as well as public
administration.
The increased number of young people making up the manufacturing sector points to the migration of young
workers to urban areas.
Table 5-4. Employment distribution by sector for young people aged 10 and older
Total Male Female
Agriculture 60.3 61.4 59.2
Industry 12.5 11.7 13.4
Services 27.2 26.9 27.4
Total 100 100 100
Source: CSES 2004
Table 5-5.. Total number of employed population by sectors and age group (1,000)
10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 Total
Agriculture sector
Agriculture 683.5 813.5 641.8 386.6 2,525.3
Industrial sector
Manufacturing 36.0 137.4 189.2 82.5 445.1
Service sector
Trade 97.0 148.0 136.4 86.5 467.8
Transport and
communication
0.5 2.8 3.5 1.4 8.2
Public
administration
0.1 1.6 10.7 14.1 26.5
All sectors 817.0 1,103.1 981.8 571.1 3,472.9
Source: CSES 2004
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