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 29.5% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cambodia is 29.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cambodia peaked at 88.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2020.
That places Cambodia 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 88.4% | — |
| 2003 | 84.6% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +58.9% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | -29.6% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -26.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 29.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.0%, 82% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 29.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.4%, 2.1× 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 | +58.9% | 28.1% | 44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.9% | 73.4% | 88.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 46.9% | 65.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 28.1% | 56.7% | 5 |
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 one year before the official primary in Cambodia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cambodia was 29.5% 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 88.4% 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 28.1% in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Cambodia ranks 53rd 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 50.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release