Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 3.21 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Cambodia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 3.21 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Cambodia peaked at 3.21 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.71, in 1960.
That places Cambodia 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.71 | — |
| 1965 | 0.85 | +19.7% |
| 1970 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.14 | +34.1% |
| 1980 | 1.42 | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 1.61 | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 1.86 | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 2.02 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 2.31 | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 2.72 | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 3.21 | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.85 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.995 | 0.85 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.52 | 1.42 | 1.61 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.94 | 1.86 | 2.02 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.52 | 2.31 | 2.72 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 116 Myanmar 3.3 compare
- 117 Mongolia 3.23 compare
- 118 Bangladesh 3.22 compare
- 120 Mauritania 3.19 compare
- 121 Kuwait 3.13 compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea 3.08 compare
More education data for Cambodia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1285 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Cambodia?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Cambodia was 3.21 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.71 in 1960.
- How does Cambodia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Cambodia ranks 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.