The research examined a 9-year basic education in Cambodia which is responded to the national educational policy of the country. The study was focused on the current situation of the basic education including schools enrollment and support, affordability, work contribution of the children and performances of the children and their parents to the basic education; feedback from the rural people on the basic education focusing on the perception and identification of the problems and needs of the rural children and their parents relating to the basic education. A comparative study was...