Cambodia vs Zambia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cambodia
16.4%
in 2025
Zambia
15.5%
in 2025
Cambodia rank
61st
Zambia rank
62nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cambodia
- Zambia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 16.4% against 15.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 62nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 20.3% | 2.9% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 14.6% | 5.1% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 19.1% | 2.1% | Zambia |
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, Cambodia or Zambia?
- Cambodia, at 16.4% against 15.5% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cambodia and Zambia?
- 0.9%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Zambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cambodia ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 62nd 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