Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.6562 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia stood at 0.6562 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 110.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia peaked at 0.7467 LPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3123 LPIA, in 2014.
Cambodia ranks 84th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6779 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7467 LPIA | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5067 LPIA | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4883 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4803 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3123 LPIA | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3862 LPIA | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6075 LPIA | +57.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5672 LPIA | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5897 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6562 LPIA | +11.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.6562 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7127 LPIA, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.6562 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9159 LPIA, 72% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.58 LPIA | 0.4803 LPIA | 0.7467 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4354 LPIA | 0.3123 LPIA | 0.6075 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6044 LPIA | 0.5672 LPIA | 0.6562 LPIA | 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 0.6562 LPIA 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 0.7467 LPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3123 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cambodia ranks 84th out of 100 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 110.1%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release