Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cambodia
Cambodia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 19.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 19.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cambodia peaked at 30.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2007.
Cambodia ranks 53rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 26.7% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 19.2% | -2.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 19.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 19.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 17.7% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.5% | 19.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 of lower secondary school age in Cambodia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cambodia was 19.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2007.
- How does Cambodia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cambodia ranks 53rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release