Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 49.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Cambodia stood at 49.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Cambodia peaked at 49.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2015.
Cambodia ranks 120th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.8% | — |
| 2001 | 47.6% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | -28.1% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -35.8% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +79.8% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 34.2% | 47.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 22.5% | 40.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 43.2% | 49.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Cambodia was 49.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Cambodia ranks 120th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary, population 25+ years, 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 primary education.