Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 17.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 17.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 33.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1997.
That places Cambodia 104th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.9% | — |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +120.9% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +27.9% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 16.6% | 20.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 22.6% | 33.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.5% | 19.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 101 Tunisia 24.1% compare
- 102 Afghanistan 23.3% compare
- 103 Togo 19.9% compare
- 105 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.0% compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 13.8% compare
- 107 Senegal 13.4% 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 17.9% 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 33.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cambodia ranks 104th out of 108 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 32.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release