4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Cambodia
Cambodia: 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) was 23.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education in Cambodia, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 23.2 for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Cambodia peaked at 23.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 21 | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 18 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 23.2 | +5.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 23.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.5, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 23.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.89, 40% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +100.0% | 4 | 8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 4 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6 | 15 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.4 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.31 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 107,312 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 124,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 199,569 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 201,390 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Cambodia?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Cambodia was 23.2 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education?
- Cambodia ranks 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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