Cambodia vs ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male

Cambodia
89.0%
in 2023
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
97.3%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
52nd
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank
49th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time

  • Cambodia
  • ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) currently reports 97.3% against 89.0% in Cambodia, a difference of 8.3%.

That makes ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)'s figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 52nd and ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 49th of 88 countries.

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) Difference Ahead
1990s 80.0% 92.1% 12.0% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2000s 83.2% 95.0% 11.8% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2010s 85.6% 96.2% 10.5% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2020s 85.6% 97.1% 11.5% ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Cambodia or ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), at 97.3% against 89.0% in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Cambodia and ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
8.3%, with ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
Cambodia ranks 52nd and ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 49th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cambodia vs ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-population-25-64-years-male-percent-2/cambodia/escap-asean-asean-unsdcode-98406/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-population-25-64-years-male-percent-2/cambodia/escap-asean-asean-unsdcode-98406/">Cambodia vs ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release