Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Cambodia
Cambodia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.81 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Cambodia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.81 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Cambodia peaked at 0.81 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 1960.
Cambodia ranks 132nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.12 | — |
| 1965 | 0.15 | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.22 | +46.7% |
| 1980 | 0.31 | +40.9% |
| 1985 | 0.37 | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 0.39 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.45 | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.52 | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.59 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.81 | +37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.135 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.185 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.555 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 129 Sierra Leone 0.91 compare
- 130 Eswatini 0.83 compare
- 130 Yemen 0.83 compare
- 133 Mauritania 0.78 compare
- 134 Afghanistan 0.76 compare
- 135 Sudan 0.72 compare
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,672 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,344 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 165,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,111 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 28.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Cambodia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Cambodia was 0.81 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.81 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1960.
- How does Cambodia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Cambodia ranks 132nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 25.