Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in Cambodia
Cambodia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education was 12.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in Cambodia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 12.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in Cambodia peaked at 62.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2010.
That places Cambodia 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.3% | — |
| 1965 | 53.3% | -14.5% |
| 1970 | 41.6% | -22.0% |
| 1975 | 33.2% | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 30.7% | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 30.0% | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.8% | 53.3% | 62.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.4% | 33.2% | 41.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 30.7% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 23.9% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 18.2% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 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 20-24 with no education in Cambodia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education in Cambodia was 12.4% 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 20-24 with no education recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2010.
- How does Cambodia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education?
- Cambodia ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with no education rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 20-24 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with no education