Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 10.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Cambodia, 1997–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 10.4% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Cambodia peaked at 12.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1997.
That places Cambodia 133rd out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.7% | — |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +117.3% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +60.8% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +31.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 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 upper secondary in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Cambodia was 10.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Cambodia ranks 133rd out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (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 upper secondary education.