Literacy rate, youth female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Literacy rate, youth female was 97.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Cambodia, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, youth female in Cambodia stood at 97.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Cambodia peaked at 97.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 57th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71.1% | — |
| 2000 | 54.7% | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +4.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 97.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 97.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.9%, 98% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rate, youth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +44.3% | 54.7% | 78.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 54.7% | 85.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 78.0% | 95.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 93.5% | 97.3% | 3 |
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 literacy rate, youth female in Cambodia?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Cambodia was 97.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Cambodia ranks 57th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.