School age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.06 million in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia, 1998β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1.06 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia peaked at 1.10 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 648,745, in 2002.
That places Cambodia 23rd out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 734,222 | 712,510 | 755,935 | 2 |
| 2000s | 860,366 | 648,745 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million | 1.04 million | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million | 1.06 million | 1.10 million | 6 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia was 1.06 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 648,745 in 2002.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Cambodia ranks 23rd out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release