Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both was 40.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 40.3% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 162.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cambodia peaked at 45.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2014.
That places Cambodia 88th out of 101 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 … primary rural both in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.9% | — |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | -37.3% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -46.9% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +103.8% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +19.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 40.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.8%, 78% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 40.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.8%, 45% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 28.4% | 45.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 15.4% | 34.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 33.8% | 40.3% | 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 40.3% 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 45.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cambodia ranks 88th out of 101 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 162.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release