Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8733 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Cambodia, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.8733 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Cambodia peaked at 0.8733 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7174 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Cambodia 72nd out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7174 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.7355 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.725 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7704 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7987 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7987 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8236 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8272 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8733 GPIA | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.726 GPIA | 0.7174 GPIA | 0.7355 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7893 GPIA | 0.7704 GPIA | 0.7987 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8414 GPIA | 0.8236 GPIA | 0.8733 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,672 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,344 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 165,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,111 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 28.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Cambodia was 0.8733 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8733 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7174 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Cambodia ranks 72nd out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release