Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Cambodia, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Cambodia stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.4% on the previous year and up 301.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Cambodia peaked at 2.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
Cambodia ranks 68th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6% | — |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +276.7% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +44.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 81% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.2%, 21% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 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 2.4% 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 2.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Cambodia ranks 68th out of 84 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 up 301.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release