Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 25.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cambodia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cambodia stood at 25.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cambodia peaked at 25.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1981.
That places Cambodia 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 7.2% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 15.1% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 19.7% | 25.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,016 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cambodia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cambodia was 25.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1981.
- How does Cambodia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Cambodia ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release