Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 93.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cambodia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cambodia is 93.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 94.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1997.
That places Cambodia 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.5% | — |
| 1998 | 26.9% | +99.3% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | +34.8% |
| 2001 | 45.1% | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +4.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 93.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 93.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.7%, 96% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 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 | +99.3% | 13.5% | 26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.5% | 13.5% | 36.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 45.1% | 89.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 83.4% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 89.4% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 108 Macau, China 93.9% compare
- 109 Seychelles 93.8% compare
- 110 Timor-Leste 93.3% compare
- 112 Gambia 93.1% compare
- 113 Naoero 92.7% compare
- 114 Trinidad and Tobago 92.6% compare
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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cambodia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cambodia was 93.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release