Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Cambodia
Cambodia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted was 1.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.1%
Change on year
up 30.1%
World rank
23rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2002
All-time low
0.6%
in 2001
Years of data
7
2001–2019
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cambodia peaked at 1.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.
Cambodia ranks 23rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +132.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -28.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +30.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 1.2% compare
- 21 Botswana 1.1%
- 22 El Salvador 1.1% compare
- 24 Cameroon 1.0%
- 25 Philippines 1.0% compare
- 26 Belarus 1.0% compare
More education data for Cambodia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.4 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.31 (2024)
- 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)
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 1.1% 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 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- How does Cambodia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cambodia ranks 23rd out of 111 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 down 11.3%. 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 Services 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