Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 53.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia stood at 53.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia peaked at 53.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2015.
That places Cambodia 98th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.9% | — |
| 2001 | 48.5% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +48.9% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.5% | 45.2% | 52.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 30.9% | 46.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 48.6% | 53.9% | 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 53.9% 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 53.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cambodia ranks 98th out of 105 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 37.8%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release