Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male was 6.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 6.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 19.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 9.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1996.
Cambodia ranks 102nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.1% | — |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +88.6% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | +201.8% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -36.2% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +33.6% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +59.0% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -19.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 6.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 43% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 6.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.6%, 21% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.0% | 9.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.4% | 8.6% | 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 6.9% 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 9.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1996.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cambodia ranks 102nd out of 111 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 14.0%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release