Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cambodia
Cambodia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 52.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cambodia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cambodia stood at 52.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cambodia peaked at 52.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1960.
Cambodia ranks 9th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.8% | — |
| 1965 | 9.1% | +17.4% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 15.2% | +55.7% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | +48.1% |
| 1985 | 29.9% | +32.5% |
| 1990 | 34.2% | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 43.4% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.5% | 9.8% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 22.6% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 34.2% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 43.4% | 47.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 52.8% | 52.8% | 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 25+ with primary in Cambodia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cambodia was 52.8% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1960.
- How does Cambodia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Cambodia ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)