Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cambodia
Cambodia: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 109.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 109.0% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cambodia peaked at 198.9% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 44th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.1% | 30.3% | 42.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 171.9% | 136.0% | 198.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 101.4% | 94.2% | 113.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 122.6% | 102.8% | 129.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.9% | 99.7% | 123.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.9% | 105.3% | 109.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,016 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.55 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cambodia?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cambodia was 109.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 198.9% in 1984.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Cambodia ranks 44th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.