Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2379 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
Cambodia recorded 0.2379 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 249.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cambodia peaked at 0.2379 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0682 LPIA, in 2014.
Cambodia ranks 75th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0682 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.1522 LPIA | +123.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1405 LPIA | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2056 LPIA | +46.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1667 LPIA | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.197 LPIA | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2379 LPIA | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1416 LPIA | 0.0682 LPIA | 0.2056 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2005 LPIA | 0.1667 LPIA | 0.2379 LPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cambodia was 0.2379 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 0.2379 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0682 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Cambodia ranks 75th out of 91 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 249.1%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release