| Agency Name: | Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport |
| Nativename: | Central Khmer: ក្រសួងអប់រំ យុវជន និងកីឡា |
| Formed: | 24 January 1996 |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Cambodia |
| Headquarters: | 80 Norodom Blvd (41), Phnom Penh 12205 |
| Budget: | $915,000,000 (2019) |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Education, Youth and Sport |
| Website: | www.moeys.gov.kh/ |
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS; Central Khmer: ក្រសួងអប់រំ យុវជន និងកីឡា, Central Khmer: Krâsuŏng Ábrum, Yŭvôchôn nĭng Keila) is the government ministry responsible for promoting and regulating education, youth and sport development, in Cambodia.
, the Minister of Education, Youth and Sport is Dr. Hang Chuon Naron.[1] [2] The ministry's main offices are in Phnom Penh.[3]
The ministry was established on 24 January 1996,[4] [5] although others date it to 1992[6] or 1993.[7]
In 1999, the Ministry conducted an extensive literacy survey throughout Cambodia. Unlike the 1997 literacy survey done by the Ministry of Planning, which only consisted of yes–no questions according to UNESCO, the 1999 survey included a reading and writing test, and its results revealed that only 37.1% of the adult Cambodian population were functionally literate.[8] [9] In comparison, the 1997 survey reported a 66% literacy rate.[8]
The Ministry has six directorates:[2]
| Minister | In office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | |||
| Chan Ven | February 1979 | January 1982 | KPRP | |
| Pen Navuth | January 1982 | January 1990 | KPRP | |
| Yos Son | January 1990 | October 1992 | CPP | |
| Oem Chhunloem | October 1992 | 2 July 1993 | CPP | |
| Mom Choemhuy | 2 July 1993 | 24 September 1993 | CPP | |
| Tol Laoh | ? | |||
| Kiet Sokonth | ? | |||
| Ung Huot | 24 September 1993 | 24 October 1994 | FUNCINPEC | |
| Tol Laoh | 24 October 1994 | 2003 | CPP | |
| Kol Pheng | 2003 | 2008 | CPP | |
| Im Sethy | 2008 | 24 September 2013 | CPP | |
| Hangchuon Naron | 24 September 2013 | present | CPP | |