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 22.2% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cambodia is 22.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cambodia peaked at 38.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2018.
That places Cambodia 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 38.8% | — |
| 2001 | 34.8% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 19.5% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 17.1% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 19.3% | 22.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 45 Micronesia, Federated States of 23.3% compare
- 46 Pakistan 23.0% compare
- 47 Nigeria 22.7% compare
- 49 Solomon Islands 21.9% compare
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 21.8% compare
- 51 Jamaica 20.0% 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 of lower secondary school age in Cambodia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cambodia was 22.2% 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 38.8% 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 17.1% in 2018.
- How does Cambodia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cambodia ranks 48th 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 up 9.4%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release