Enrolment in primary education, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Enrolment in primary education, female was 1.04 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Cambodia, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in Cambodia is 1.04 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 1.30 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 143,623 number, in 1971.
Cambodia ranks 65th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 143,623 number | — |
| 1972 | 197,089 number | +37.2% |
| 1973 | 198,303 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 596,487 number | +200.8% |
| 1987 | 573,461 number | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 566,988 number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 582,901 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 727,060 number | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 756,135 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 860,700 number | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 906,827 number | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 972,686 number | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million number | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million number | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 1.30 million number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.27 million number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.22 million number | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million number | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.09 million number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million number | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million number | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 179,672 number | 143,623 number | 198,303 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 579,959 number | 566,988 number | 596,487 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 844,682 number | 727,060 number | 972,686 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.30 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
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 enrolment in primary education, female in Cambodia?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Cambodia was 1.04 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million number in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,623 number in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 65th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.