Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 61.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 61.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia peaked at 63.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2015.
Cambodia ranks 99th of 106 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 primary … primary urban both in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.3% | — |
| 2001 | 60.6% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +29.6% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +7.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 61.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.2%, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 61.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.1%, 67% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.4% | 56.0% | 63.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 43.8% | 56.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 57.3% | 62.6% | 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 61.4% 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 63.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cambodia ranks 99th out of 106 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 24.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release