Cambodia vs Zambia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Cambodia
96.3%
in 2024
Zambia
96.5%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
102nd
Zambia rank
100th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Cambodia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 96.5% against 96.3% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Zambia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 100th of 209 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 9 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cambodia |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cambodia |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cambodia |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 2.7% | 1.5% | Zambia |
| 1930s | 5.1% | 10.0% | 5.0% | Zambia |
| 1940s | 11.2% | 25.6% | 14.4% | Zambia |
| 1950s | 36.5% | 45.2% | 8.6% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 55.4% | 48.4% | 7.0% | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 60.0% | 81.9% | 21.8% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 77.4% | 13.9% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 69.0% | 14.7% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 86.2% | 7.6% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 89.9% | 4.6% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.5% | 0.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Cambodia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 96.5% against 96.3% in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Cambodia and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Zambia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Zambia rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Cambodia ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 100th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.