Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 49.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia is 49.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia peaked at 49.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2015.
That places Cambodia 120th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 34.2% | 47.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 22.5% | 40.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 43.2% | 49.0% | 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 primary education or higher in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia was 49.0% 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 49.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cambodia ranks 120th out of 136 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 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release