Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 4.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cambodia is 4.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cambodia peaked at 4.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 114th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +447.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +285.7% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +46.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cambodia was 4.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Cambodia ranks 114th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.