Mean years of schooling long run in Cambodia
Cambodia: Mean years of schooling long run was 5.81 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mean years of schooling long run in Cambodia, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 5.81 for mean years of schooling long run in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Cambodia peaked at 5.81 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1870.
That places Cambodia 99th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mean years of schooling long run in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.01 | — |
| 1875 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1925 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1935 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1940 | 0.07 | +75.0% |
| 1945 | 0.29 | +314.3% |
| 1950 | 0.44 | +51.7% |
| 1955 | 0.67 | +52.3% |
| 1960 | 1.23 | +83.6% |
| 1965 | 1.53 | +24.4% |
| 1970 | 1.91 | +24.8% |
| 1975 | 2.31 | +20.9% |
| 1980 | 2.66 | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 2.89 | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 3.2 | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 3.41 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 3.64 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 4.26 | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 4.94 | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 5.32 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 5.81 | +9.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 5.81 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.23, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 5.81 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.81, 54% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | +314.3% | 0.07 | 0.29 |
| 1920 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.29 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.555 | 0.44 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 1960s | 1.38 | 1.23 | 1.53 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.11 | 1.91 | 2.31 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.78 | 2.66 | 2.89 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.31 | 3.2 | 3.41 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.95 | 3.64 | 4.26 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.13 | 4.94 | 5.32 | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.81 | 5.81 | 5.81 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.4 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.31 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling long run in Cambodia?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Cambodia was 5.81 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.81 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1870.
- How does Cambodia rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Cambodia ranks 99th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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