Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%) was 54.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Cambodia is 54.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Cambodia peaked at 54.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 174th out of 212 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, secondary, male (%) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.7% | — |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +74.5% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 54.6% | +2.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 54.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.7%, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 54.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.2%, 61% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +74.5% | 12.7% | 22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 21.7% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 23.4% | 47.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 46.3% | 47.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 49.2% | 54.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Cambodia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Cambodia was 54.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- Cambodia ranks 174th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release