Progression to secondary school, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Progression to secondary school, female was 92.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Cambodia, 1998–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 92.3% for progression to secondary school, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Cambodia peaked at 92.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 110th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 72.9% | — |
| 2000 | 72.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 80.1% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 72.9% | 72.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 72.2% | 82.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 81.3% | 92.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Cambodia?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Cambodia was 92.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Cambodia ranks 110th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).