Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.7342 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 0.7342 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia peaked at 0.7342 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4789 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Cambodia 119th out of 134 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 gender in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5997 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5902 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5142 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5501 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5271 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5565 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4789 GPIA | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6088 GPIA | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6935 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6663 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7342 GPIA | +10.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.7342 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8479 GPIA, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.7342 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9741 GPIA, 75% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5562 GPIA | 0.5142 GPIA | 0.5997 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5481 GPIA | 0.4789 GPIA | 0.6088 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.698 GPIA | 0.6663 GPIA | 0.7342 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 0.7342 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 0.7342 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4789 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cambodia ranks 119th out of 134 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 31.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release