Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.6546 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.6546 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia peaked at 0.6546 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3225 GPIA, in 2009.
Cambodia ranks 67th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.4275 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.3482 GPIA | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3225 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4623 GPIA | +43.4% |
| 2015 | 0.355 GPIA | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5014 GPIA | +41.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6422 GPIA | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5509 GPIA | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5906 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6546 GPIA | +10.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.6546 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7272 GPIA, 90% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.6546 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 GPIA, 63% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3661 GPIA | 0.3225 GPIA | 0.4275 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4902 GPIA | 0.355 GPIA | 0.6422 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5987 GPIA | 0.5509 GPIA | 0.6546 GPIA | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia was 0.6546 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6546 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3225 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Cambodia ranks 67th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release