Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.6889 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia is 0.6889 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 100.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia peaked at 0.785 LPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3443 LPIA, in 2014.
Cambodia ranks 84th of 99 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, completed … male primary location LPIA in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7371 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.785 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5947 LPIA | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5611 LPIA | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5645 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3443 LPIA | -39.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4032 LPIA | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.646 LPIA | +60.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6083 LPIA | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.633 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6889 LPIA | +8.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.6889 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7589 LPIA, 91% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.6889 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9303 LPIA, 74% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6485 LPIA | 0.5611 LPIA | 0.785 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4645 LPIA | 0.3443 LPIA | 0.646 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6434 LPIA | 0.6083 LPIA | 0.6889 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 0.6889 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 0.785 LPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3443 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cambodia ranks 84th out of 99 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 100.1%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release