Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender was 0.5622 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.5622 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 0.5622 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2605 GPIA, in 2015.
Cambodia ranks 79th of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural gender in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.3245 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.4043 GPIA | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3566 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3287 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2605 GPIA | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4461 GPIA | +71.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5622 GPIA | +26.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.5622 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6402 GPIA, 88% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.5622 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9505 GPIA, 59% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3618 GPIA | 0.3245 GPIA | 0.4043 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3451 GPIA | 0.2605 GPIA | 0.4461 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5622 GPIA | 0.5622 GPIA | 0.5622 GPIA | 1 |
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 lower secondary education or in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia was 0.5622 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5622 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2605 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cambodia ranks 79th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, 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