Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.7% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.7%
Change on year
up 41.0%
World rank
64th
of 68 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 2015
All-time low
1.2%
in 2021
Years of data
8
2014β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Cambodia, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Cambodia stood at 1.7%.
The figure is up 41.0% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Cambodia peaked at 4.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2021.
Cambodia ranks 64th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 3 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (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 1.7% 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 4.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Cambodia ranks 64th out of 68 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 45.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release