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The following facts provide some insight into the growing need for developing career guidance and counseling services in Cambodia:
- 65 % of the total population of approx. 15 million are under 30 years old
- 33 % of the total population consists of youth between the age of 15 and 30
- The enrolment rate at lower secondary education (grades 7 – 9) is 47 % and 23 % at upper secondary education (grades 10 – 12) (EMIS 2013 – 2014)
- Dropout rate at secondary education is over 20 %
- The amount of young people entering the labor market annually is expected to rise from 300 000 to 400 000 in the near future (ADB, 2013)