Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary was 8.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 8.7% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia peaked at 15.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2007.
That places Cambodia 96th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.8% | — |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +174.8% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +94.4% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -43.9% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +11.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 8.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.7%, 63% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 8.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.0%, 29% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.2% | 15.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 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 8.7% 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 15.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2007.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Cambodia ranks 96th out of 108 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 down 5.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release