Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 secondary education or 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% |
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
- 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 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