Education spending in Cambodia
Cambodia: Education spending was 2.18 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.18
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
176th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.25
in 2020
All-time low
1.21
in 2011
Years of data
18
1998–2023
Education spending in Cambodia, 1998–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 2.18 for education spending in 2023.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Cambodia peaked at 2.25 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.21, in 2011.
That places Cambodia 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Education spending in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.26 | — |
| 2000 | 1.65 | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 1.66 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.63 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.56 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.36 | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 1.39 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.25 | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.23 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.58 | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 1.45 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 2.13 | +33.1% |
| 2020 | 2.25 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.96 | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 1.96 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.18 | +11.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.18 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.25, 51% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.36 | 1.66 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.49 | 1.21 | 2.13 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.09 | 1.96 | 2.25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 education spending in Cambodia?
- Education spending in Cambodia was 2.18 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 in 2020.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 in 2011.
- How does Cambodia rank for education spending?
- Cambodia ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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