Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 22.1% 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
Cambodia recorded 22.1% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia peaked at 22.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2014.
Cambodia ranks 121st of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.2% | — |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.2% | 17.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.2% | 19.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cambodia was 22.1% 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 22.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Cambodia ranks 121st out of 134 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 42.7%. 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+, total (%) (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.