Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.5669 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia is 0.5669 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 0.5669 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3456 GPIA, in 2015.
Cambodia ranks 119th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.4084 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.4654 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4441 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4351 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3456 GPIA | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5211 GPIA | +50.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5669 GPIA | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4393 GPIA | 0.4084 GPIA | 0.4654 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4339 GPIA | 0.3456 GPIA | 0.5211 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5669 GPIA | 0.5669 GPIA | 0.5669 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5889 GPIA compare
- 117 Angola 0.5822 GPIA compare
- 118 Burkina Faso 0.5725 GPIA compare
- 120 Mozambique 0.5592 GPIA compare
- 121 Senegal 0.5466 GPIA compare
- 122 Niger 0.5296 GPIA compare
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia was 0.5669 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 0.5669 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3456 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cambodia ranks 119th out of 131 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 27.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release