Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 86.4% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia, 1971–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2008, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia stood at 86.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia peaked at 88.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.6% | — |
| 1998 | 67.9% | +200.5% |
| 1999 | 67.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 67.3% | 67.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 69.0% | 88.3% | 8 |
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 86.4% in 2008, 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 88.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Cambodia ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2008.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.