Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 45.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Cambodia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Cambodia stood at 45.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Cambodia peaked at 45.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1998.
Cambodia ranks 111th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.7% | — |
| 1999 | 27.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 28.0% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 36.2% | 45.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 108 India 48.3% compare
- 109 Cape Verde 47.9% compare
- 110 Bhutan 45.7% compare
- 112 Zambia 44.0% compare
- 113 Madagascar 42.8% compare
- 114 Timor-Leste 41.3% compare
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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Cambodia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Cambodia was 45.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1998.
- How does Cambodia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Cambodia ranks 111th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.