Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 1.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.2%
Change on year
up 66.5%
World rank
63rd
of 67 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
8
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Cambodia, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1.2% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is up 66.5% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Cambodia peaked at 2.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
Cambodia ranks 63rd of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.8% | — |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +44.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -43.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -28.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +66.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 53% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2%, 37% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 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 master's or equivalent in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Cambodia was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Cambodia ranks 63rd out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release