Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cambodia
Cambodia: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 9 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 191 countries
All-time high
9
in 2007
All-time low
9
in 2007
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cambodia, 2007–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 9 for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cambodia peaked at 9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2007.
Cambodia ranks 144th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9 | — |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 9 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 144 Angola 9 compare
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 compare
- 144 China 9 compare
- 144 Ghana 9 compare
- 144 Gambia 9 compare
- 144 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9 compare
- 144 Japan 9 compare
- 144 Kiribati 9 compare
- 144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9 compare
- 144 Lebanon 9 compare
- 144 Morocco 9 compare
- 144 Nigeria 9 compare
- 144 Rwanda 9 compare
- 144 Sierra Leone 9 compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 9 compare
- 144 Yemen 9 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 number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cambodia?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Cambodia was 9 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- How does Cambodia rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Cambodia ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release