Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cambodia
Cambodia: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.6%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
103rd
of 133 countries
All-time high
90.6%
in 2024
All-time low
75.5%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cambodia, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cambodia stood at 90.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
That places Cambodia 103rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87.3% | — |
| 2021 | 75.5% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 75.5% | 90.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 555,107 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 400,959 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 316,105 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cambodia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Cambodia was 90.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2021.
- How does Cambodia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Cambodia ranks 103rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release