Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 7.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.4%
Change on year
up 19.7%
World rank
90th
of 112 countries
All-time high
8.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2016–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Cambodia, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Cambodia is 7.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
That places Cambodia 90th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7.7% | — |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -98.4% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +7411.1% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +19.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 7.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3%, 89% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 7.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.6%, 50% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 0.1% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 8.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.4 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.31 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 107,312 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 124,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 199,569 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 201,390 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Cambodia was 7.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Cambodia ranks 90th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release