Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Cambodia
Cambodia: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.12 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.12 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
21st
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.12 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.486 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia stood at 1.12 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia peaked at 1.12 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.486 modelled data, in 1981.
Cambodia ranks 21st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.486 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.4958 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5102 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5275 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5473 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.569 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5878 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6055 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6185 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6252 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6263 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6288 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.638 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6531 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.671 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.686 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6999 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7136 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7339 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7605 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7962 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8376 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8825 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9265 modelled data | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9677 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.12 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.12 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5497 modelled data | 0.486 modelled data | 0.6185 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6676 modelled data | 0.6252 modelled data | 0.7339 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9311 modelled data | 0.7605 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 18 Eswatini 1.13 modelled data compare
- 19 East Timor 1.13 modelled data compare
- 20 Rwanda 1.12 modelled data compare
- 22 Bangladesh 1.12 modelled data compare
- 23 Mauritania 1.12 modelled data compare
- 24 Gambia 1.11 modelled data compare
More education data for Cambodia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.4 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.31 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia was 1.12 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.486 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Cambodia rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cambodia ranks 21st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release