Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cambodia
Cambodia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 57.9% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cambodia is 57.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cambodia peaked at 57.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1960.
Cambodia ranks 6th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.3% | — |
| 1965 | 27.8% | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 29.5% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 35.0% | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 40.8% | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.0% | 24.3% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 32.2% | 29.5% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 43.2% | 40.8% | 45.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 48.5% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 56.2% | 57.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 57.9% | 57.9% | 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 57.9% 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 57.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1960.
- How does Cambodia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Cambodia ranks 6th 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 3.0%. 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)