Education Education An approach to some basic Indicators for ...

Catalog of indicators Introduction 5 The inclusion of gender perspective in indicators with socio-demographic characteristics letsus evaluate not only the actions taken in regards of the population itself (for example thepopulation policies), but also to understand how the rest of the policies and strategies focuson the population depending on determined characteristics, and their adequate design interms of covering all social needs.As we have seen though our research, in Cambodia some demographic data is collectedthrough census and other special studies. In terms of statistics, it needs to be said that in thelast years there has been a great progress in the collection and production of demographicstatistics in the country.The following figure enumerates the list of demographic indicators that have been included inthe catalogue:1. Sex ratio by age group 6. Population distribution withineach sex, by location (urban/rural)2. Population distribution within eachsex, by civil status7. Crude Birth rate by sex3. Population by ethno-culturalcharacteristic4. Person with disability rate by sexand type of disability5. Total fertility rate8. Distribution of local migrationby sex and location9. Mean age of mother at firstchild birth1.3.2. Education sectorEducation is one of the key development sectors for progress toward socio-economic wellbeing.Indicators of gender-integrated education are crucially important for measuringdeficiencies in the gender gap.Education is intimately linked to the economy, the labor market and social status; in thissense, it can be said that education opportunities have direct effects on equality and, ingeneral, on distribution of social opportunities. Both formal and informal education can fulfillan essential labor regarding the reduction and elimination of gender gaps in every ambit.Education is a driver for social, economic, political advancement, and ultimately a tool fordevelopment and empowerment. Improved living conditions and poverty reduction are issuesclosely linked to education, hence the efforts and work to generate an equitable high-qualityuniversal education. National policies and international intervention spend much of theirbudgets on education, mostly on ensuring access (especially in the early levels). One of theMillennium Development Goals (MDGs) refers to universal access.