Cambodia vs Rwanda: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Cambodia
2.06 million number
in 2020
Rwanda
1.94 million number
in 2020
Cambodia rank
65th
Rwanda rank
66th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cambodia
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 2.06 million number against 1.94 million number in Rwanda, a difference of 115,830 number.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 65th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 206 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 1.24 million number 698,636 number 539,081 number Cambodia
1980s 1.09 million number 996,692 number 96,845 number Cambodia
1990s 1.84 million number 1.17 million number 667,047 number Cambodia
2000s 2.03 million number 1.40 million number 631,032 number Cambodia
2010s 1.88 million number 1.73 million number 151,393 number Cambodia
2020s 2.06 million number 1.94 million number 115,830 number Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Cambodia or Rwanda?
Cambodia, at 2.06 million number against 1.94 million number in Rwanda as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Cambodia and Rwanda?
115,830 number, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Rwanda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cambodia and Rwanda rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Cambodia ranks 65th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.