Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.7758 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia is 0.7758 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia peaked at 0.7758 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5104 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Cambodia 95th out of 104 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, completed primary … primary urban gender in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6987 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.6475 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6651 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6847 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6796 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6316 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5104 GPIA | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6655 GPIA | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 0.746 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7184 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7758 GPIA | +8.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.7758 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9058 GPIA, 86% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.7758 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9797 GPIA, 79% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6751 GPIA | 0.6475 GPIA | 0.6987 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6025 GPIA | 0.5104 GPIA | 0.6655 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7467 GPIA | 0.7184 GPIA | 0.7758 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 primary education or higher in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia was 0.7758 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7758 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5104 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cambodia ranks 95th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 primary 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