Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Cambodia
Cambodia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 10.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia is 10.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cambodia peaked at 12.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1997.
That places Cambodia 133rd out of 142 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 both in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.7% | — |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +117.3% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +60.8% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +31.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -9.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 10.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.1%, 40% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 10.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.7%, 18% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 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 10.4% 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 12.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cambodia ranks 133rd out of 142 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 3.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release