Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 9.9% 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 9.9% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia peaked at 18.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2008.
Cambodia ranks 69th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 10.4% | 18.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 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)
- 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cambodia was 9.9% 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 18.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2008.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Cambodia ranks 69th out of 77 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 31.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release