EFA monitoring activities will also be linked with Millennium Development Goals based on participation by the RGoC at the MDG Summit in New York City in 2002. Among the eight goals developed by the Cambodian Government based on summit guidelines, goals 5 and 6 are the most important with respect to EFA (see Annex 2). These goals are:

» Goal 5: Access to Education: Achieve universal access to primary education by 2015

» Goal 6: Gender Equality: Empower women and minimize gender disparities in the policy decision-making process at all levels.

According to tentative analyses conducted by the RGoC, the MDG framework will serve as a powerful guide in geographical targeting of educational resources to achieve EFA. Indicative targeting along some important parameters such as NER and Literacy in this respect is illustrated in Table 4.3 below:

Table 4.4: Sample Provincial Rankings by Primary NER, Survival Rate, and Literacy Rate among Youth
Rank by Primary NER	PNER	Rank by Primary Survival Rate	Survival Rate	Rank by Literacy Rate	Literacy Rate
1. Sihanoukville	90.7	1. Phnom Penh	72.2	1. Phnom Penh	94.6
2. Kampong Cham	89.7	2. Pailin	70.1	2. Pursat	89.6
3. Svay Rieng	89.4	3. Takeo	67.8	3. Kandal	89.3
4.. Pursat	89.4	4. Kandal	62.0	4. Sihanoukville	87.8
5. Kampong Chhnang	89.3	5. Kampot	61.3	5. Svay Rieng	86.8
6. Siem Reap	89.3	6. Svay Rieng	53.2	6. Kampong Cham	86.1
7. Phnom Penh	89.0	7. Kampong Chhnang	52.4	7. Takeo	85.8
8. Kep	88.8	8. Kampong Cham	47.7	8. Kampot	85.2
9. Kampong Speu	88.1	9. Bantheay MCY	47.6	9. Battambang	84.6
10. Takeo	87.9	10. Kampong Speu	46.3	10. Bantheay MCY	82.2
11. Battambang	87.9	11. Kampong Thom	45.9	11. Kampong Chhnang	79.4
12. Prey Veng	87.8	12. Sihanoukville	44.7	12. Kampong Thom	74.6
13. Kampot	87.5	13. Kep	44.3	13. Prey Veng	74.5
14. Kandal	86.2	14. Battambang	43.8	14. Kep	73.5
15. Bantheay MCY	86.2	15. Siem Reap	43.2	15. Kampong Speu	72.6
16. Oddar MCY	85.3	16. Pursat	42.4	16. Pailin	70.6
17. Kratie	83.2	17. Prey Veng	41.6	17. Siem Reap	70.2
18. Kampong Thom	82.9	18. Kratie	40.2	18. Kratie	67.9
19. Steung Treng	80.9	19. Koh Kong	30.4	19. Ratanakiri	55.6
20. Preah Vihear	79.5	20. Steung Treng	27.2	20. Koh Kong	54.4
21. Pailin	71.6	21. Oddar MCY	24.3	21. Preah Vihear	49.4
22. Koh Kong	69.7	22. Preah Vihear	22.2	22. Odar MCY	31.3
23. Mondulkiri	58.7	23. Ratanakiri	16.2	23. Mondulkiri	29.5
24. Ratanakiri	52.0	24. Mondulkiri	8.8	24. Steung Treng	22.6
Source: Ministry of Planning, 2002