Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 13.2% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia, 1997β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia is 13.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 18.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1997.
Cambodia ranks 132nd of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 12.8% | 18.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.7% | 15.5% | 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 13.2% 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 18.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cambodia ranks 132nd out of 140 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 down 14.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release