Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Cambodia
Cambodia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 20.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Cambodia, 2000–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 20.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 109.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 20.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 62nd out of 88 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +207.4% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +53.6% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.2% | 7.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 9.7% | 16.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,672 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,344 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 165,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,111 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 28.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Cambodia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Cambodia was 20.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 62nd out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release