Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 75.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cambodia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cambodia is 75.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cambodia peaked at 75.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1999.
That places Cambodia 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.5% | — |
| 1999 | 15.8% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 16.8% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 59.2% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 70.4% | 75.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 555,107 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 400,959 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 316,105 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,672 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,344 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 165,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cambodia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Cambodia was 75.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1999.
- How does Cambodia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Cambodia ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release