Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.2175 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cambodia, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cambodia stood at 0.2175 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.3% on the previous year and up 297.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cambodia peaked at 0.2175 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0547 LPIA, in 2014.
That places Cambodia 82nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0547 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.1252 LPIA | +128.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1443 LPIA | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2053 LPIA | +42.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1531 LPIA | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1763 LPIA | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2175 LPIA | +23.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.2175 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3314 LPIA, 66% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.2175 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4737 LPIA, 46% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1324 LPIA | 0.0547 LPIA | 0.2053 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1823 LPIA | 0.1531 LPIA | 0.2175 LPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cambodia was 0.2175 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2175 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0547 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Cambodia ranks 82nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 297.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release