Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cambodia
Cambodia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 42.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cambodia stood at 42.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cambodia peaked at 73.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2025.
Cambodia ranks 50th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.9% | — |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 42.4% | -3.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 42.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 42.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.0%, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 55.2% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 52.5% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 42.4% | 49.6% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cambodia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cambodia was 42.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Cambodia ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release