1. Millennium Goals: Universal Education in Southeast Asia
Maggie Miles, Olivia Vargo,
Aidan Crenshaw, Sophia Harrison

2. What Is It? Why is it Important?
the idea that education can be offered across the planet to everyone
It has rippling effects upon many
other goals including infant
mortality rate and maternal
health care
Strides: Education has been pushed higher in importance in Southeast asia in the recent decades

5. Southeast Asia 97% of the region’s youth is enrolled in school
48% of Asia’s total school-aged population
27% of the world’s
2.2 million children not enrolled in school of any sort in the region

7. challenges? southeast asia’s progress has been hindered by:
High poverty rates
clarity of goals
teacher effectiveness/adaptability
funding
gender equality

9. progression of goal
over 120 communities in southeast asia now have compulsory public education due to:
Public Pressure on governments
Global Campaign for Education
Fast Track Initiative
Unicef
Peace Corps

10. Malaysia: new education policy - teach in english
Singapore: ICT Master Plan in Education
Philippines: ICT Plan for Education
Thailand: Education Reform policy
Cambodia: New Constitution

12. 1.5 Billion $ 2,311,107 students atleast 15%
provided by the Asian Development Bank
2,311,107 students
are now in primary school in Cambodia
atleast 15%
of all government budgets are now spent on education

13. thanks!
Any questions?

14. Works Cited
Chet, Chealy. "CAMBODIA." Higher Education in South-East Asia. UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Web. 4 Oct
United Nations. "Regional Backgrounder Eastern Asia, South-Eastern Asia and Southern Asia." The Millennium Development Goals Report. UN Department of Public Information, Web. 4 Oct
"Going Global 2015: Internationalisation of HE a Key Driver in Southeast Asia - University World News." RSS. 15 Jan Web. 6 Oct
Unesco Office Bangkok And Regional Bureau For Education In Asia And The Pacific; Unicef. East Asia And The Pacific Regional Office (Thailand); Unicef. Regional Office For South Asia (Nepal). "Asia-Pacific: End of Decade Notes on Education For All." EFA Goal 2: Universal Primary Education; Asia-Pacific End of Decade Notes on Education for All; 2013 (n.d.): n. pag. UNICEF, Web. 4 Oct
Education in Cambodia; NGO Education Partnership. Sangkat Toul Tumpong II, Khan Camkamon Phnom
Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. NEP Cambodia, Web 4 Oct
Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education. Global Campaign for Education. Head
Office (South Africa). Global Campaign for Education, Web 5 Oct
UNESCO. Education: Education Post France. UNESCO, Web 5 Oct