Female teachers in Cambodia
Cambodia: Female teachers was 60.14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 60.14 for female teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Cambodia peaked at 60.14 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.69, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 163rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Female teachers in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.69 | — |
| 1973 | 16.42 | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 24.81 | +51.1% |
| 1988 | 29.15 | +17.5% |
| 1989 | 29.8 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 31.31 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 30.7 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 36.05 | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 37.2 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 36.43 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 36.54 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 37.3 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 38.53 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 39.19 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 39.36 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 40.41 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 40.88 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 41.39 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 41.99 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 42.89 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 43.94 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 45.18 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 46.22 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 47 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 48.07 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 49.17 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 50.41 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 52.44 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 54.14 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 55.72 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 56.41 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 58.18 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 58.95 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 58.36 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 58.9 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 59.29 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 60.14 | +1.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 60.14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.14, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 60.14 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.08, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +51.1% | 16.42 | 24.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.56 | 14.69 | 16.42 | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.92 | 24.81 | 29.8 | 3 |
| 1990s | 35.08 | 30.7 | 37.3 | 7 |
| 2000s | 41.38 | 38.53 | 45.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.78 | 46.22 | 58.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.13 | 58.36 | 60.14 | 5 |
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 female teachers in Cambodia?
- Female teachers in Cambodia was 60.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.14 in 2024.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.69 in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for female teachers?
- Cambodia ranks 163rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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