Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cambodia
Cambodia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 17.5% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cambodia is 17.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cambodia peaked at 17.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1970.
Cambodia ranks 131st of 144 countries on this measure, 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 | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.3% | — |
| 1965 | 7.8% | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | -22.0% |
| 1975 | 7.5% | +23.2% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.6% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 128 Liberia 20.0% compare
- 129 Côte d'Ivoire 19.1% compare
- 130 Central African Republic 17.8% compare
- 132 Malawi 17.4% compare
- 133 Afghanistan 16.1% compare
- 134 Mauritania 15.2% compare
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 secondary schooling. in Cambodia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cambodia was 17.5% 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 17.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1970.
- How does Cambodia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Cambodia ranks 131st 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 65.1%. 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)