Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.2941 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia is 0.2941 LPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 177.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 0.3192 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1058 LPIA, in 2014.
Cambodia ranks 90th of 105 countries on this measure, 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.1616 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.2327 LPIA | +44.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2912 LPIA | +25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1367 LPIA | -53.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1356 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1058 LPIA | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1509 LPIA | +42.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2507 LPIA | +66.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2033 LPIA | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2284 LPIA | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3192 LPIA | +39.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2941 LPIA | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1616 LPIA | 0.1616 LPIA | 0.1616 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1991 LPIA | 0.1356 LPIA | 0.2912 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1777 LPIA | 0.1058 LPIA | 0.2507 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2805 LPIA | 0.2284 LPIA | 0.3192 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 87 Afghanistan 0.3628 LPIA compare
- 88 Guatemala 0.3624 LPIA compare
- 89 Uganda 0.2991 LPIA compare
- 91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2927 LPIA compare
- 92 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2869 LPIA compare
- 93 Senegal 0.2671 LPIA compare
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 0.2941 LPIA 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 0.3192 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1058 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cambodia ranks 90th out of 105 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 177.9%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release