Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cambodia
Cambodia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 21.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cambodia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cambodia stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cambodia peaked at 21.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1970.
Cambodia ranks 36th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1965 | 5.8% | +35.3% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | -27.3% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | +34.2% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | +38.8% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.1% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cambodia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Cambodia was 21.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1970.
- How does Cambodia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Cambodia ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary