Primary completion rate, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Primary completion rate, female was 93.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Cambodia, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Cambodia is 93.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Cambodia peaked at 94.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1997.
Cambodia ranks 109th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.5% | — |
| 1998 | 26.9% | +99.3% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | +34.8% |
| 2001 | 45.1% | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.5% | 13.5% | 36.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 45.1% | 89.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 83.4% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 89.4% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 106 Macao 93.9% compare
- 107 Seychelles 93.8% compare
- 108 East Timor 93.3% compare
- 110 Gambia 93.1% compare
- 111 Nauru 92.7% compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 92.6% compare
More education data for Cambodia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,016 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Cambodia?
- Primary completion rate, female in Cambodia was 93.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Cambodia ranks 109th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.