Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia
Cambodia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2007.
Cambodia ranks 96th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +34.6% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -39.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +24.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,672 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,344 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 165,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,111 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 28.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia was 1.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
- How does Cambodia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cambodia ranks 96th out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release