Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 106.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
106.7%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
53rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
175.2%
in 1986
All-time low
26.0%
in 1971
Years of data
37
1971–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cambodia stood at 106.7%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cambodia peaked at 175.2% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.0% | — |
| 1972 | 34.9% | +34.6% |
| 1973 | 34.5% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 175.2% | +408.1% |
| 1987 | 154.8% | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 136.3% | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 122.0% | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 89.2% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 87.4% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 86.4% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 91.3% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 95.6% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 103.6% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 116.9% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 120.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 123.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 124.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 124.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 123.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 120.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 120.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 120.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 115.6% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 112.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 111.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 106.7% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 102.2% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 100.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 105.1% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 104.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 106.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 104.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 106.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.8% | 26.0% | 34.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 147.1% | 122.0% | 175.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 86.4% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 117.4% | 95.6% | 124.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.5% | 98.1% | 120.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.4% | 104.1% | 106.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 50 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 107.0% compare
- 51 Mauritania 106.9% compare
- 52 Uganda 106.8% compare
- 54 Montenegro 106.5% compare
- 55 Cyprus 105.9% compare
- 56 Algeria 105.7% compare
More education data for Cambodia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,016 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cambodia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Cambodia was 106.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 175.2% in 1986.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- Cambodia ranks 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release