Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 21.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia stood at 21.7%.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 46.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1997.
Cambodia ranks 104th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.9% | — |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +101.3% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +36.2% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 24.4% | 34.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 27.0% | 46.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 21.7% | 25.7% | 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 21.7% 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 46.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% 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 53.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release