Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male was 19.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 19.2% 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 7.7% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 19.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2014.
Cambodia ranks 81st of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.5% | — |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -44.6% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +43.5% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +48.3% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +7.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 19.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.3%, 48% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 19.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.6%, 28% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 8.4% | 17.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 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 19.2% 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 19.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cambodia ranks 81st 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 26.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release