Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 172,489 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cambodia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cambodia stood at 172,489 number.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 174,799 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 84,146 number, in 1985.
Cambodia ranks 66th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 107,493 number | — |
| 1971 | 108,436 number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 109,812 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 110,978 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 111,688 number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 111,752 number | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 111,217 number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 109,804 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 107,999 number | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 105,770 number | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 102,915 number | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 98,933 number | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 95,927 number | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 91,247 number | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 86,686 number | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 84,146 number | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 86,137 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 93,727 number | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 107,888 number | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 125,550 number | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 143,345 number | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 156,583 number | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 165,868 number | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 170,634 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 172,360 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 172,759 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 174,175 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 174,701 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 174,799 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 174,181 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 172,768 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 170,368 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 169,409 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 166,060 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 161,346 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 155,965 number | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 151,083 number | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 148,472 number | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 147,408 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 147,434 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 147,944 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 148,102 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 149,422 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 152,619 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 156,853 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 161,287 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 164,797 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 167,607 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 169,732 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 171,308 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 172,489 number | +0.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 172,489 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 172,489 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 11.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 109,495 number | 105,770 number | 111,752 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 97,316 number | 84,146 number | 125,550 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 167,940 number | 143,345 number | 174,799 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 159,031 number | 147,408 number | 172,768 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,967 number | 147,944 number | 171,308 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 172,489 number | 172,489 number | 172,489 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cambodia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cambodia was 172,489 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 174,799 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,146 number in 1985.
- How does Cambodia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.