Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia
Cambodia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
61st
of 116 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.5%
in 2008
Years of data
9
2000–2019
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia peaked at 1.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2008.
That places Cambodia 61st out of 116 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -37.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -40.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +50.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 58 Latvia 0.9% compare
- 59 Denmark 0.9% compare
- 60 United States of America 0.9% compare
- 62 South Africa 0.9% compare
- 63 Ukraine 0.9% compare
- 64 Republic of Korea 0.9% compare
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
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 0.9% 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 1.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
- How does Cambodia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cambodia ranks 61st out of 116 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 75.9%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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