Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 47.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 47.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia peaked at 58.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2014.
That places Cambodia 90th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.9% | — |
| 2001 | 58.9% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -48.1% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +83.0% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 40.4% | 58.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 21.3% | 44.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 42.8% | 47.9% | 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 47.9% 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 58.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cambodia ranks 90th out of 100 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 124.5%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release