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 26.1% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cambodia stood at 26.1%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.7% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cambodia peaked at 88.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2024.
Cambodia ranks 55th of 175 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2003 | 83.8% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -40.5% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +55.2% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | -32.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 26.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 77% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 26.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.6%, 1.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +55.2% | 27.5% | 42.6% |
| 2020 | -40.5% | 46.2% | 27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.0% | 72.2% | 88.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 46.2% | 64.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 26.1% | 51.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 52 Jordan 28.4% compare
- 53 British Virgin Islands 27.9% compare
- 54 Uzbekistan 27.3% compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 26.0% compare
- 57 Paraguay 24.5% compare
- 58 Nepal 24.2% 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 26.1% 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 88.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Cambodia ranks 55th out of 175 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 55.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release