Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.608 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia is 0.608 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 0.608 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2845 GPIA, in 1997.
That places Cambodia 121st out of 137 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 … upper gender in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2845 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.3496 GPIA | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3699 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3321 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3394 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4031 GPIA | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3027 GPIA | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5052 GPIA | +66.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5055 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5452 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5285 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.608 GPIA | +15.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.608 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7655 GPIA, 79% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.608 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9683 GPIA, 63% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2845 GPIA | 0.2845 GPIA | 0.2845 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3478 GPIA | 0.3321 GPIA | 0.3699 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4291 GPIA | 0.3027 GPIA | 0.5055 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5606 GPIA | 0.5285 GPIA | 0.608 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.4 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.31 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 107,312 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 124,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 199,569 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 201,390 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (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 0.608 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 0.608 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2845 GPIA in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cambodia ranks 121st out of 137 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 50.8%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release