Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 179,595 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cambodia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cambodia is 179,595 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cambodia peaked at 179,595 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80,704 number, in 1985.
Cambodia ranks 65th 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, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 108,325 number | — |
| 1971 | 109,314 number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 110,827 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 112,270 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 113,206 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 113,206 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 112,165 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 110,306 number | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 108,001 number | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 105,413 number | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 102,619 number | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 99,266 number | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 95,383 number | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 89,618 number | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 84,017 number | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 80,704 number | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 82,677 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 90,974 number | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 106,819 number | +17.4% |
| 1989 | 126,661 number | +18.6% |
| 1990 | 146,544 number | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 160,977 number | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 170,877 number | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 175,411 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 176,395 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 175,966 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 176,935 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 178,338 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 179,292 number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 179,418 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 178,405 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 175,885 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 174,766 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 171,448 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 166,893 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 161,768 number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 157,155 number | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 153,917 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 151,897 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 150,862 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 150,557 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 150,515 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 152,406 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 157,168 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 163,432 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 169,802 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 174,417 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 177,513 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 179,050 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 179,549 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 179,595 number | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 179,595 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 179,595 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 11.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110,303 number | 105,413 number | 113,206 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,874 number | 80,704 number | 126,661 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 172,015 number | 146,544 number | 179,418 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 164,300 number | 150,862 number | 178,405 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,441 number | 150,515 number | 179,549 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 179,595 number | 179,595 number | 179,595 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, male in Cambodia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cambodia was 179,595 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 179,595 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,704 number in 1985.
- How does Cambodia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Cambodia ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.