Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 42.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 42.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cambodia peaked at 66.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, 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, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.5% | — |
| 2001 | 64.6% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 42.3% | -6.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 42.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 42.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 52.1% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 52.0% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 42.3% | 54.2% | 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, male in Cambodia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cambodia was 42.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Cambodia ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release