Bhutan vs Cambodia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bhutan
17.8%
in 2025
Cambodia
16.4%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
60th
Cambodia rank
61st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 17.8% against 16.4% in Cambodia, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 60th and Cambodia ranks 61st of 206 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 17.4% | 21.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.7% | 2.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 17.0% | 3.2% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Bhutan or Cambodia?
- Bhutan, at 17.8% against 16.4% in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bhutan and Cambodia?
- 1.4%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cambodia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Cambodia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bhutan ranks 60th and Cambodia ranks 61st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release