Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cambodia
Cambodia: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 71.93 in 2021. β² Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cambodia, 1950β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cambodia is 71.93, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cambodia peaked at 87.66 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.5, in 1950.
Cambodia ranks 102nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 67.34 | 67.34 | 67.34 | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.54 | 73.61 | 76.87 | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.47 | 78.06 | 87.66 | 4 |
| 2020s | 77.24 | 71.93 | 82.55 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,016 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cambodia?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Cambodia was 71.93 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.66 in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 in 1950.
- How does Cambodia rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Cambodia ranks 102nd out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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