Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.6581 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.6581 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 0.6925 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2922 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Cambodia 94th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2922 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.391 GPIA | +33.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4065 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4186 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4115 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4908 GPIA | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4013 GPIA | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5254 GPIA | +30.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6925 GPIA | +31.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5677 GPIA | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5503 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6581 GPIA | +19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2922 GPIA | 0.2922 GPIA | 0.2922 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4069 GPIA | 0.391 GPIA | 0.4186 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5275 GPIA | 0.4013 GPIA | 0.6925 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.592 GPIA | 0.5503 GPIA | 0.6581 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia was 0.6581 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6925 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2922 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cambodia ranks 94th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release