Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cambodia
Cambodia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 4.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cambodia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cambodia stood at 4.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cambodia peaked at 4.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1970.
That places Cambodia 138th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | -67.7% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +44.7% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +37.6% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +47.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cambodia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cambodia was 4.5% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1970.
- How does Cambodia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Cambodia ranks 138th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.6%. 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary