Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.3176 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia stood at 0.3176 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 142.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 0.3324 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1307 LPIA, in 2014.
That places Cambodia 93rd out of 105 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.1647 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.2469 LPIA | +49.9% |
| 2001 | 0.306 LPIA | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1646 LPIA | -46.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1601 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1307 LPIA | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1887 LPIA | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2608 LPIA | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 0.279 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2385 LPIA | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3324 LPIA | +39.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3176 LPIA | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1647 LPIA | 0.1647 LPIA | 0.1647 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2194 LPIA | 0.1601 LPIA | 0.306 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2148 LPIA | 0.1307 LPIA | 0.279 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2962 LPIA | 0.2385 LPIA | 0.3324 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 upper secondary education or in Cambodia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia was 0.3176 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 0.3324 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1307 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cambodia ranks 93rd 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 142.9%. 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, 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