Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia
Cambodia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 29.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 29.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia peaked at 89.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2022.
Cambodia ranks 37th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 89.1% | — |
| 1999 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 88.2% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +36.2% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | -8.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 29.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 29.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.5%, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +36.2% | 23.7% | 32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 89.1% | 89.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 42.4% | 88.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 23.7% | 36.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 34 El Salvador 33.2% compare
- 35 Comoros 32.1% compare
- 36 Guyana 30.3% compare
- 38 Micronesia, Federated States of 29.6% compare
- 39 Solomon Islands 28.4% compare
- 40 India 28.4% 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia was 29.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2022.
- How does Cambodia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cambodia ranks 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release