Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cambodia
Cambodia: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 61.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cambodia, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Cambodia stood at 61.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Cambodia peaked at 61.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2001.
Cambodia ranks 139th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.3% | — |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +37.7% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -27.5% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +40.6% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 46.3% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 17.3% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 17.2% | 46.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 44.8% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 53.7% | 61.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 136 Nicaragua 64.7% compare
- 137 Vanuatu 64.6% compare
- 138 Afghanistan 62.1% compare
- 140 Costa Rica 61.4% compare
- 141 Gambia 61.3% compare
- 142 Solomon Islands 57.8% compare
More education data for Cambodia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Cambodia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cambodia was 61.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2001.
- How does Cambodia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Cambodia ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.