Primary completion rate, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Primary completion rate, male was 88.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male 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, male in Cambodia is 88.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Cambodia peaked at 95.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1997.
That places Cambodia 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.3% | — |
| 1998 | 37.4% | +68.1% |
| 1999 | 46.6% | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 80.5% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 22.3% | 46.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 55.9% | 89.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 77.3% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.1% | 88.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 119 New Caledonia 89.3%
- 120 Dominican Republic 89.3% compare
- 121 Paraguay 89.1% compare
- 123 Bahamas 87.3% compare
- 124 Namibia 86.7% compare
- 125 Bangladesh 86.4% compare
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,672 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,344 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 165,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,111 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 28.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Cambodia?
- Primary completion rate, male in Cambodia was 88.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Cambodia ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, male (% 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.