Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 60.1% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cambodia peaked at 60.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 163rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.7% | — |
| 1973 | 16.4% | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 24.8% | +51.1% |
| 1988 | 29.1% | +17.5% |
| 1989 | 29.8% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 31.3% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 36.1% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 37.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 60.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 60.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +51.1% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.6% | 14.7% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.9% | 24.8% | 29.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 30.7% | 37.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 38.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 46.2% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 58.4% | 60.1% | 5 |
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cambodia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Cambodia was 60.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Cambodia ranks 163rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release