Dropout refers to students leaving school before completing the grade level in
which they are enrolled. The report uses 'dropout rate' to refer to 'event
dropout rate', as this is the definition used by the Ministry of Education,
Youth and Sport (MoEYS). The event dropout rate measures the percentage of
students leaving school over a particular time period, typically one year. The
dropout rate in Cambodia is collected by the Department of Education Management
Information System (EMIS) early in the school year. ‘Dropped out’ students are
those who were enrolled one year but were not enrolled in the same grade or the
next highest grade the following year. Students moving from the public to the
private system were considered ‘dropped out’ under the data collection process
prior to the 2018/19 school year.
