Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 16.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia, 2007–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia is 16.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.5% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia peaked at 16.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2015.
That places Cambodia 117th out of 131 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.1% | — |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +96.3% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.8% | 13.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia was 16.4% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Cambodia ranks 117th out of 131 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.