Children out of school, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Children out of school, male was 2.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, male in Cambodia, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male primary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, male in Cambodia is 2.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 61.0% on the previous year and down 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, male in Cambodia peaked at 16.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2012.
Cambodia ranks 117th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Children out of school, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of male primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.2% | — |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +35.4% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -51.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -58.2% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +112.8% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -39.9% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +37.4% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +77.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -79.8% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +537.7% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -56.3% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -61.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 33% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 52% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, male in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +537.7% | 1.3% | 8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 8.2% | 11.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 1.3% | 11.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 2.8% | 16.5% | 5 |
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 children out of school, male in Cambodia?
- Children out of school, male in Cambodia was 2.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2012.
- How does Cambodia rank for children out of school, male?
- Cambodia ranks 117th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.