Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cambodia
Cambodia: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.8851 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cambodia stood at 0.8851 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cambodia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8851 GPIA, in 2024.
Cambodia ranks 113th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9957 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.9911 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9797 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9862 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9833 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9811 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9726 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9722 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9873 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9957 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9846 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.977 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9542 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9026 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9724 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8851 GPIA | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9886 GPIA | 0.9797 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9822 GPIA | 0.9722 GPIA | 0.9957 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9383 GPIA | 0.8851 GPIA | 0.977 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 110 Belgium 0.8882 GPIA compare
- 111 Saint Lucia 0.8876 GPIA compare
- 112 Sierra Leone 0.8874 GPIA compare
- 114 United States of America 0.8799 GPIA compare
- 115 Lebanon 0.8751 GPIA compare
- 116 Timor-Leste 0.8743 GPIA 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 children one year before the official primary in Cambodia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cambodia was 0.8851 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8851 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Cambodia ranks 113th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release