Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) was 555,107 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 555,107 for enrolment in secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Cambodia peaked at 555,107 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60,127, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 70th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60,127 | — |
| 1998 | 203,509 | +238.5% |
| 1999 | 207,570 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 228,744 | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 255,415 | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 299,781 | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 345,180 | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 376,352 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 460,608 | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 488,683 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 512,247 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 420,037 | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 437,166 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 444,124 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 480,034 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 495,969 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 513,082 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 543,446 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 555,107 | +2.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 555,107 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 499,860, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 555,107 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78,170, 7.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +238.5% | 60,127 | 203,509 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60,127 | 60,127 | 60,127 | 1 |
| 1990s | 205,540 | 203,509 | 207,570 | 2 |
| 2000s | 370,876 | 228,744 | 512,247 | 8 |
| 2010s | 433,776 | 420,037 | 444,124 | 3 |
| 2020s | 517,528 | 480,034 | 555,107 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 67 Malawi 566,616 compare
- 68 Guatemala 561,596 compare
- 69 Mozambique 559,063 compare
- 71 Sierra Leone 553,045 compare
- 72 Burkina Faso 539,546 compare
- 73 Jordan 513,021 compare
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Cambodia?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in Cambodia was 555,107 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 555,107 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,127 in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- Cambodia ranks 70th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release