Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cambodia
Cambodia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 24.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cambodia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 24.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cambodia peaked at 24.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1960.
That places Cambodia 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.0% | — |
| 1965 | 10.9% | +21.9% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 11.0% | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 12.1% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 13.2% | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 12.1% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.0% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 20.4% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cambodia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cambodia was 24.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1960.
- How does Cambodia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Cambodia ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary