Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 83.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 83.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia peaked at 87.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.5% | — |
| 1998 | 65.3% | +166.0% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 69.3% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 65.3% | 66.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 69.3% | 87.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 75.4% | 76.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 78.5% | 83.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia was 83.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Cambodia ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release