Children out of school, primary, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Children out of school, primary, male was 29,839 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Cambodia, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 29,839 for children out of school, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 60.5% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Cambodia peaked at 171,353 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12,607, in 2012.
That places Cambodia 71st out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, primary, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 83,501 | — |
| 1998 | 120,568 | +44.4% |
| 1999 | 114,389 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 55,916 | -51.1% |
| 2003 | 23,495 | -58.0% |
| 2006 | 46,083 | +96.1% |
| 2007 | 26,815 | -41.8% |
| 2008 | 35,862 | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 62,088 | +73.1% |
| 2012 | 12,607 | -79.7% |
| 2014 | 82,397 | +553.6% |
| 2015 | 98,196 | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 102,101 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 112,858 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 110,855 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 94,344 | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 92,963 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 115,400 | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 171,353 | +48.5% |
| 2023 | 75,615 | -55.9% |
| 2024 | 29,839 | -60.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106,153 | 83,501 | 120,568 | 3 |
| 2000s | 37,634 | 23,495 | 55,916 | 5 |
| 2010s | 84,431 | 12,607 | 112,858 | 8 |
| 2020s | 97,034 | 29,839 | 171,353 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 36,435 compare
- 69 Germany 36,131 compare
- 70 Peru 30,543 compare
- 72 Dominican Republic 29,367 compare
- 73 Nicaragua 27,762 compare
- 74 Palestine, State of 26,504 compare
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,016 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 616,409 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 555,107 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 400,959 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Cambodia?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Cambodia was 29,839 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 171,353 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,607 in 2012.
- How does Cambodia rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Cambodia ranks 71st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. 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, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.