Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 11.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 11.7% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cambodia peaked at 14.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2011.
Cambodia ranks 58th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -5.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 11.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 11.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 3.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 7.9% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 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 children of primary school age, female in Cambodia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Cambodia was 11.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2011.
- How does Cambodia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Cambodia ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release